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Stress on Relationships–Working From Home
Aug 25th
The grass is always greener, right? After you start working from home you may sleep a little later (after all the commute time is saved), you can wear whatever you want and there’s no office politics. But there may be unforeseen repercussions or unintended consequences. The Oatmeal.com humorously illustrates both the awesome and horrible aspects of working at home. Catch the full comic at The Oatmeal.
Great Advice: Don’t Buy Stuff You Can’t Afford
Jul 25th
The biggest threat to your marriage is trouble with finances and debt. Dave Ramsey says that of the couples who divorce between the ages of 20 and 30, 80% cite finances and debt as the primary reason.
To start to get a handle on your finances take a look at this humorous instructional video with Steve Martin:
Shocker: The rates of debt and divorce in America over the past 50 years are virtually identical!
If you need some help with managing your finances and financial planning, check out Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University.
Here’s a tip: Get with your wife or husband tonight and More >
R U Serious – The 8 Principles of Fun
Jan 10th
My prescription for your life is: FUN
– have more of it!
Video by box of crayons.biz
1 – Stop hiding who you really are!
2 – Get Focused – Start being intensely selfish.
3 – Stop Following the Rules
4 – Stop Scaring Yourself
5 – Stop Taking It All So Darn Seriously!
6 – Start Getting Rid of the Crap
7 – Stop Being Busy
8 – Start Something (Don’t Wait for Permission!)
Thanks to Chris Brogan for posting this video at his blog
Let’s go out with this quote from Jim Morrison,
“This is the strangest life I’ve ever known!”
– Remember: No One Gets Out Alive.
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On Beginning the Second Decade
Dec 31st
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Roger (Kent) Beatty is a blogger, writer, adventurer, traveler, father, war vet, retired Air Force Officer, sometime photographer and student of life who seeks to see the big picture and keep a large radar scope. He is fascinated with twitter and social media. He also blogs at TweetValley and tweets as KentBeatty, L5, KBonTECH, and GRAINtech. Email him at kentbeatty @ gmail.com.
This is day #365 in 2009 and the last day of the aughts.
Tomorrow begins the second decade of More >
One Second After a High Altitude EMP
Mar 26th
William R. Forstchen’s book – One Second After – is a work of fiction, however it’s based on a very real possibility.
An Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) over the U.S.A. could take out our entire electric power grid as well as kill or disable electrical devices. Any electrical devices that survive an EMP will be useless without a power grid and after batteries are exhausted. Pumps and distribution systems stop working. No water, no gas …
One way to protect against an EMP is to place objects in a Faraday Cage in order to cancel the effects of an electrical field.
All it takes to detonate a nuclear More >
YO-YO Relationships – Riding The Rollercoaster
Mar 1st
This is a guest post from esteemed writer and relationship guru Jessica Linnell
A good friend of mine, Charlotte, recently decided to break up with her boyfriend of almost one year, well sort of. Charlotte met Stan through a coworker. And while Stan wasn’t on paper her “ideal” match, there was a connection. They soon entered into a committed relationship. While the beginning was full of butterflies in her stomach and excitement when she saw him, she soon realized something wasn’t quite right. Stan started showing up late for their dates and sometimes cancelling them altogether, even at the last minute. More >
Worst First Dates
Feb 23rd
This is a guest post from esteemed writer and relationship guru Jessica Linnell
Can cause even the most confident man or woman to launch into a panic attack or become a nervous mess. And after sharing some worst first date stories with my co-workers at lunch the other day, it’s no wonder. Going around the table, there was no shortage of funny, awful, and painful (literally) first date stories. Here are a just a few.
One co-worker shared a story about a friend of hers. Her friend was into modeling and often spent her summers in Miami. After meeting a handsome More >
Felix Mendelssohn’s Death Resulted From – Unrequited Love
Feb 3rd
Felix Mendelssohn was born on February 3, 1809
200 years ago today
He was a childhood prodigy whose work includes symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano and chamber music.
Johanna Maria Lind (born October 6, 1820), better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer who was also known as “The Swedish Nightingale”. She was one of the best and most highly regarded opera singers in the 19th century.
Mendelssohn first met Jenny Lind on October 21, 1844. At that time she was 24. Mendelssohn and Lind “developed feelings” for each other, but he was married. Clive Brown’s book, A Portrait of Mendelssohn, mentions papers that tend to substantiate the More >
The 44th Inauguration
Jan 26th
photo from: boston.com
On January 20th, 2009, Barrack H. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. Between one and two million chilly attendees witnessed the event.
Global Warming – Song from Minnesota
Jan 17th
Tribes: Uncontacted Tribe – Aerial Photographs from Brazil
Jan 3rd
Click on the image to see 7 aerial photos of this tribe.
This is one of more than one hundred tribes around the world who are “Uncontacted.”
There are more than 60 uncontacted tribes along the the 6,000 kilometer (4,195 miles) length of the Amazon river which flows from the foothills of the Andes to the Atlantic. It’s depth is 150 to 300 feet and it’s width is from 1 to 35 miles. The Amazon spans nine countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guinea and Suriname. The Amazon rain forest covers more than 1 billion acres (ten times the More >
Secret Illegal Underground Dance Crew – A Million Ways
Dec 12th
A Million Ways – Secret Illegal Underground Dance Crew
from Kent Beatty on Vimeo
This was the first public appearance of The Secret Illegal Underground Dance Crew, my son Nick along with Joel, DJ and Kyle. They have since gone on the road to perform this dance with lights and fog for their adoring fans. The sound of all the laughter is very uplifting!
See this and more at Vimeo
Romantic Love – An Obsession?
Dec 9th
Watch FULL Screen!
This montage has themes of hope, redemption and second chances. It is by Amber and Autumn – Silver Petticoat Productions, You may Download it here
Validation – Give and Get
Dec 9th
This is a great video.
Watching this may be the best 15 minutes you spend all day. C’mon, only 15 minutes out of 1,440 per day, or 10,080 per week.
Acknowledgement, affirmation, validation, civility – we all need it. One of the mindless things we do is to withhold ourselves from others. Not glancing at someone when they are in our proximity is ignoring and withholding. Why do we withhold ourselves from others? Fear, indifference, etc. Acknowledge people, tell them your (positive) observations and feelings. Don’t let fear keep you from affirming, validating or connecting. Life is built with connections More >
