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January 8, 2017
Cure for Cancer … follow the money.
I’m reading a book by James Altucher titled The Choose Yourself Guide To Wealth.What does this have to do with cancer? Well, it turns out … a lot. You see, James highlights areas he feels are the up and coming trends and the first one he lists is “Biotech.” He goes on to explain exactly […]
December 15, 2016
How to write a book …
Don’t know if I’m qualified to write an article titled “How to write a book.” But, here goes anyway. I’m in the process of putting together the final touches on my latest book Dreams of the Philippines and thought I’d share how I went about getting it done. The main purpose for sharing is to […]
September 29, 2016
It’s a Miracle! A good news cancer story …
These days it seems just about everyone has to deal with a cancer situation either directly or indirectly. My son-in-law is dealing with cancer and the good news is … his approach is working! I made this video to explain what I’m talking about. Enjoy the good news!
September 4, 2016
How Stephen King solved my plot problem.
I’m in the throws of writing my fourth book. It’s fiction but based on a trip I took to the Philippines way back in 1989 when I was a junior officer in the US Air Force. I have a bunch of stories I want to share but here’s the rub … how do I connect […]
July 18, 2016
How do I keep from becoming financial “Road Kill?”
Financial road kill? What’s that? Well, I call it the “deer in the headlights” syndrome. For some reason, a deer can become mesmerized by oncoming car headlights. The deer then just stands in the middle of the road staring at the headlights – frozen – waiting for the deadly collision. Well, I wonder if I’m […]
July 9, 2016
How to write a good book – 4 Steps
Note: This article is a bit of a milestone celebration – finishing my latest book,Perception is Reality: And other things I learned at Air Force Officer Training School. As such, I’m having some fun writing about the process, talking about how it’s easy. But, it’s been a long slog … it’s taken me over a […]
June 25, 2016
How would you like your hair cut son?
In my upcoming book, “Perception is Reality … and other things I learned at Officer Training School” I talk about the basic training haircut ritual. I traveled all the way to Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio,Texas – back in Oct 1981 – to get my head shaved! I remember it like it was […]
May 27, 2016
You gotta license for that?
Seems like you need a license for everything these days. Some folks may think that’s a good thing. After all, licenses are there to protect us, right? Keep us safe, right? Another way for the government to “nanny” us, right? Well, I have a question. Once they start issuing licenses, how does the government know […]
April 28, 2016
Why does the government want to kill jobs?
The government claims they want to create jobs. They scream it out from the mountain tops, “We want more jobs!” They even get up on their tippy toes, hold the bullhorn up high, and bellow out, “We not only want jobs, but we want high paying jobs!” So, if this is what the government says, […]
April 27, 2016
But, what if house prices keep dropping?
BUT, WHAT IF HOUSE PRICES KEEP DROPPING? Here’s a BUT question I encountered a lot while searching for property in Florida in late 2010. Seemed like the conventional thinking was property prices were going to drop to zero. I remember a particular encounter when this question popped up. It was during a bank visit to […]
