I read a short review about a new book by Joe Johnson entitled The Thief at the End of the World. It brought up a new idea, that of robbing a country, or an economy, of its livelihood by smuggling out seeds (yes, seeds!) for a plant that brings that country and its people its [...]
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This quote comes to me from my niece, Lanna, who believes as I do that all people on Earth need to take responsibility for their own lives. What do you think? Is there a certain time after which you have no “choice” in what you can make of your future? Does your environment (where you grow up and those responsible [...]
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thanks to Min Soo for looking up this link after our discussion today.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/specials/fortunate50/2007/
Somebody brought up “Tiger Woods” as the highest paid athlete, and he is indeed #1 on the list. It’s not because of his tournament winnings though (um, wouldn’t that make sense if he’s such a good golfer?) but because of product endorsements. [...]
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As I listened to the radio (one of those boring national public stations) on the way home (in my 2008 Ford Escape 4-cylinder engine without tinted windows or fog lights), I heard a yet another story about how car companies like GM want the government to “bail them out” – that is, give them [...]
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make sure you are posting, writing, etc. to your dashboard/your blog. My posts were deleted somehow–I learned a lesson: copy and paste my posts on my hard drive!
Be sure you are logging on to your own page.
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