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    • … Angola, in one of the most desolate places on earth. I’d flown halfway around the world to try to save him, only to bring back his body instead. But they say there are no coincidences: on the very day after I’d returned to the States with his ashes, my left leg strangely, unaccountably, froze up …

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    • Eric Christensen Woody exploring the ranch — 2006. I have given up traditional gift giving — spending lots of cash on things I think someone will enjoy, but doesn’t really need. Instead I will share this story in the hope of giving you something of myself and what I believe is the true spirit …

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    • … - Don’t Give Money To Others That You Wouldn’t Feel Comfortable Giving Outright For Free I have an unwritten rule for myself that I will never loan money to family or friends, even if it’s to bail them out of a difficult financial situation such as bankruptcy. I would prefer to provide them money …

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    • … in fuel prices a few months back has led to a just as dramatic drop in fuel prices (although I read in today’s news that fuel has started to go back up in the last two days). That is good for the pocketbook and good for the environment. Actually the only problem I see, and it is a big one …

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    • Bruce Anderson asked: If you pick up a bible, leaf to the first page and read the first three words, what do you learn about God’s approach to creation? He started, “In the beginning…” Pastors often find themselves in a bind because they didn’t follow this approach with a construction project …

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    • … the headcounts of the various products, their expense structures and so on - but two that would seem to be luxuries at this point, to me, would be NetBeans and OpenOffice. Neither, you’ll note, appears on the Line Items spreadsheets linked to above, meaning they do not represent a potential source …

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    • … the headcounts of the various products, their expense structures and so on - but two that would seem to be luxuries at this point, to me, would be NetBeans and OpenOffice. Neither, you’ll note, appears on the Line Items spreadsheets linked to above, meaning they do not represent a potential source …

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    • … warming, save the polar bears from treading water, halt deserts from expanding into agricultural lands and pretty much fix up the whole earth in general by purchasing the right products. We can decrease our “carbon footprint” with environmentally friendly purchases. Here in America the precedent has …

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    • … hiking through an unspoiled natural environment will do more to develop character than watching television for an equivalent period, then we ought to encourage future generations to have feeling for nature; if they end up preferring computer games, we shall have failed. Our own happiness …

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    • … a plan on how they were going to spend the multi-billion bailout package they are begging for or not. After making huge profits off of consumer’s backs and really not giving much back to consumers, choosing instead to finance their corporate lifestyle with the perks and luxuries the CEOs are afforded …




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