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Don't Get Me Started: February 2006

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Don't Get Me Started. Saturday, February 18, 2006. The Obsolescence of College Degrees Over Time. What does a college degree represent? Is it merely a ritual of perseverance that one must endure to be worthy of having a decent job? Or is it an indication of a level of information and knowledge a person has acquired through study? Isn't it supposed to be an indication of expertise to a prospective employer that this person knows the subject area in question? It supposedly represents education, doesn't it?

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Don't Get Me Started: March 2006

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Don't Get Me Started. Saturday, March 25, 2006. Well, I finally did it. As I arrived home from a business trip yesterday, following me to the door was the Fedex man delivering a box. I opened the box and there were my first actual printed copies of my book, The Handbook of Everyday Wisdom. A user’s guide to living. . I am now officially a published author! I have waited a long time and worked long and hard toward this goal, and I must say that it feels great to finally get to this point. So I did have so...

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Don't Get Me Started: October 2005

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Don't Get Me Started. Monday, October 31, 2005. Should a President be Qualified for the Job? Here's a unique concept:. Somehow, I don't think the job of US president falls into the category of 'day laborer'. How do you feel about having a set of criteria for judging the fit of a prospective presidential candidate for the job of running the country? If we were to look for skills and experience, what kind of experience would we look for? Let me offer a few criteria as a place to start:. 1 Candidate must ha...

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Don't Get Me Started: April 2006

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Don't Get Me Started. Sunday, April 30, 2006. Guitar vs Piano - a Comparison. Recently, a friend of mine sent me a letter asking for some help and advice as she tries to learn guitar on her own. She is already a classically trained pianist, and so is quite familiar with music, but is struggling with learning to play guitar and, as in the movie Young Sherlock Holmes , doesn’t quite understand why it might take her more than a few days to master it. If you are a guitar player yourself, please stop smirking!

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Don't Get Me Started: November 2005

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Don't Get Me Started. Sunday, November 27, 2005. Dragons - Did they Actually Exist in the Past? Did dragons ever exist on the Earth? If not, then why are there so many stories about them throughout ancient literature, even down to daily logs of huntsmen on hunting trips, etc. And why are there identical descriptions of them in different cultures around the world despite the fact they were so physically remote? And if they did exist, why do we deny them? The Case Against Dragons. 3) Animals of the size cl...

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Don't Get Me Started: December 2005

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Don't Get Me Started. Sunday, December 25, 2005. Christmas Lights - Streets on Fire. Outside, he has an 8-ft tall gingerbread house filled with stuffed toys arranged in a tea party inside. He even has a working train on tracks and gives small children a ride around his front yard in it! Have a look and see what I mean. This is one of my own in a warm little Christmas corner of my family room. Merry Christmas to all! Posted by Val Serrie @ 8:33 AM. Wednesday, December 21, 2005. Truckstop Christmas in 1960.

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Don't Get Me Started: September 2005

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Don't Get Me Started. Sunday, September 25, 2005. The dictionary has this as one of it’s definitions:. Confidence derived from experience or practice; firm self-assurance: played the sonata with authority. Similarly, when you listen to the music produced by various artists, there is sometimes that extra sense of each note being just the perfect note at the perfect time. Or is it one of those psychedelic non-sequitur ramblings of a drugged-out stoner typical of the late 60's/early 70's? How does it begin?

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Don't Get Me Started: January 2006

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Don't Get Me Started. Monday, January 30, 2006. Education, and the Decline of American Civilization. Generally speaking, the wealth and success of a nation depends on its ability to outperform its competitors. To design and build better products. To solve technical and social problems. To find solutions to resource problems and constraints. To work smarter and more efficiently and more productively. According to international rankings, as reported in the New York Times last year, the US is 49th in the wo...