Greed
October 10, 2009
- Why am I writing about a Chairman, President & CEO of the largest financial institution in the world? Well, let me count the ways. Let me tell you how many lives he has destroyed because of his governing of this mega-corporation. Let me tell you how many mortages his company has foreclosed on. Let me tell you exactly who are his friends are both in the business world and the U.S. ...
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May 1, 2009
- Recently, vice President Joe Biden stated publicly that he was advising his family to avoid crowed modes of transportation such as subways and airplanes during the current flu epidemic. Predictably, a travel industry representative took Biden to task for this statement. Now, there were some really high sounding reasons for the criticism, but the bottom line is the travel industry is worried ...
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April 23, 2009
- The entire world seems to be focused on the downward spiral of the economy, home foreclosures, bankruptcies, bandits, and greed on Wall Street. Sure we all feel the pinch, especially here at Be the Star You Are!® charity where we depend on donations to service our many outreach programs. But we do have a choice. We can buy in to the doom and gloom, or we can choose to see that this is ...
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March 25, 2009
- The Struggle of Power and the Fight for Survival is my second book of poetry and it is about man’s desire to survive and in some cases to have power to take different directions in life and our societies. In this book, I talk about themes that affect us all from one way or the other: Financial crisis, corruption, dictatorship, religious fundamentalism, terrorism, farm killings in Zimbabwe and ...
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March 17, 2009
- To say the least, the current economic calamity mixed with widespread availability of low paid written content on the Web has led to my career having fallen off a cliff in recent weeks. It has been a long dry spell that came with Christmas and doesn't really seem to be abating.Perhaps I am being too honest (who wants to hire a freelance writer with little business), but my recent experiences have ...
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January 28, 2009
- The economy...Oy! And my second book of epigrams will be out in a few months. Here is a selection from the chapter on Wealth. And some advice for managing the stress regarding your investments: Don't Look! When the economy crashes you need to keep your head, even if you’ve lost everything else. The mark of an amateur investor is “believing” in a stock. What you own lets you sleep -- what ...
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December 29, 2008
- My efforts to raise a child free of selfishness are being met with catastrophic failure.Although I’ve always doubted the authenticity of the anthropology, I remain charmed by the legends of Native American tribes that have something like 30 words for snow and none for words like mine.I have about 15 distinct words for snow and after December 25 they all involve profanity. Once Christmas has ...
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December 27, 2008
- The following is a slightly revised and augmented compilation of three mini-"rants" I made on Victoria Zackheim's blog titled "(UN)Health Insurance"- a subject I happen to feel so passionately about (and which I hope YOU feel strongly about too!) that I wanted- no, needed- to get it off my chest again. Please take just a few moments to read it, as this subject affects ...
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December 5, 2008
- (Show of hands.) How many people have seen Adbusters? This is that magazine where all the ads look like ads until you stop and look closer and you discover they’re anti-ads ... like those billboards “liberated” by the Billboard Liberation Front. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one paid ad in an entire issue … which couldn't be said (for what it's worth) for many a nonprofit ...
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December 4, 2008
- As a Christian - one who tries to live according to the teachings of Jesus, one would think I would be excited by the upcoming celebration that is Christmas. And I am. But I'm not.I look forward to being with family, I am enjoying following an advent reading plan to hone my thoughts in on the miracle of the incarnation. And I am certainly looking forward to relaxing over the break, however... The ...
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