Archive for January, 2008
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Canoeing and decision making in the BWCA
As a kid in the sixties, I sold chocolate thin mints each winter to go to a YMCA Camp each summer. Once I reached a certain age, I was able to go on a canoe trip up to the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area for a ten day trip. One year was especially memorable [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Life stories by venagozar
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Two years, two jobs, and fired from one!
During the summer of after high school, and before college, I was working hard to have enough money to pay for my upcoming college adventure. I was smart enough to get in college, but not smart enough to get a free ride. I had been working as a bag boy for a grocery store for [...]
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
Management by fear, or winning at any cost
I like management. I enjoy the different ways we choose to make their world work for ourselves. To be the most successful manager is more of an art form than a method, as a method can only take you so far. The very successful managers follow a blueprint method they studied, and then put into [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Choices by venagozar
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Your Godmother moved, it’s up to you
It is something the way some people approach their belief system. Some people go to such extremes after changing, and nothing changes in their life. It does not seem to matter to them though. They think if they wait a little longer, they will be rewarded.
What I see they end up having is a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Paranormal, beliefs by venagozar
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Werewolves, vampires, monsters, and old habits
When I was three or four, I remember my folks watching some television show about wooden ships on the high seas. There were two ships and one guillotine. I think you can figure out the rest. Later in the same month there was a show of a man running through the woods turning into a [...]
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Death and saying goodbye in extended families
There was a death in my extended family. This one a thousand miles away. He lived a long life, and had just about anything any man could want in his life. It was his time to pass on and he did. There is not a lot else to say about him.
There is an understanding with [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Personal by venagozar
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Relationships that last are not shallow to begin with
I had a couple of dogs when I was a young boy. Like all kid’s dogs, they were with me for many years. I shared a lot of my life with them. Many days they were my only companion as I was deep in the woods fishing, or wandering looking for who knows what. Eventually [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Self help - helped me by venagozar
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Change, not stagnation does do you good
One of the interesting aspects of life that I find, is second chances. A second chance is almost planned into our lives by default or so it seems. It starts I suppose with our potty training as babies and continues on throughout our lives until we finally pass on. Some of us even have repeat [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Choices by venagozar
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Roe verses Wade 35 years later
Roe verses Wade anniversary is here again. In America there are still a couple of groups who believe they need to fight over a woman’s right to control her body, and her destiny. What a waste in my opinion when there are so many more serious issues in the world!
In parts of South America, slums [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Responsibility by venagozar
Monday, January 21st, 2008
Lethal Injection to Global Warming to Dune
I was reading a very well thought out and well presented blog post arguing Lethal Injection. When I read something serious I read first to understand, and then weigh what is being said, while keeping any rebuttals on the side. I could not find any place to rebuttal, it was excellent writing. I am sure [...]
