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2010 Handbook

January 5th, 2010 · No Comments

I LOVE things that make you think about building character.  The following is a call to action for those who feel the same.  I got it in an email from a good friend and it suggested that I, “forward this to everyone you care about” but I don’t do that kind of thing so the [...]

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Tags: feeling · my philosophy · purpose

Judy Blume Super Saturday Smackdown

June 4th, 2009 · No Comments

I like to laugh but I love things that stimulate the imagination. Therefore, the title just does it for me. Judy Blume has authored many books for  pre-teens girls to adult-women including Blubber, Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret and Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume. [...]

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Tags: funny

the formula

May 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’d like to define success in my own terms.  I believe this is one of the best formulas:
know – discover – desire – aspire – plan – do – learn – criticize – qualify – persist

1. know: take inventory of what is already acquired (know, learned or mastered)
2. discover: establish the existence of something different [...]

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audacity – software. definition. way of life.

May 7th, 2009 · No Comments

I love audacity.

I like Audacity, the free, open source software for recording and editing sounds, but I was specifically speaking of the word.
Audacity: Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional; Fearless, intrepid daring
Many have said I’m just rude. I was born an underdog so I have a kinship to insurgents, rebels, guerrillas, hustlers & the [...]

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defining hushbeats: silence the noise

May 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I love the meaning of the name, hushbeats.
The concept is based on something I learned in the recording studio.  Most people trying to record vocals or live instruments have issues with ‘creating quiet’ on recordings .  There’s so many sounds around you that you probably don’t pay attention to such as; a car driving by, [...]

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