What is a stranger but an Unmet Friend…

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Just as I opened the door to
the machine shop, the sounds -
very LOUD sounds – of barking
dogs meet my ears, and
for a moment I wonder:
Will I be a customer today… or lunch ?!
The four legged carnivores met me first,
tripping over themselves trying to see
who was going to get the first bite in.… —-> Continue…

Sometimes… sometimes you just might hear back

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On a business trip in my early days
as a budding entrepreneur, I stopped
at a Shari’s restaurant in Tacoma, WA.
(Shari’s is my favorite 24hr place to hang when
I want to think, write, and think some more) .… —-> Continue…

What will you do for your Dreams?

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So here it is – a rant a few of you have
heard me share, brought to you live,
uncensored and unsponsored !

How many of you have seen the movie “Up” ?
Cute movie. Unless you’re like me and get
something totally different than intended.… —-> Continue…

Is your Life a resting place or a testing place?

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There are many reasons to bring this to you tonight.
Some old, some new, some recent, and those
that are all too frequent and familiar.

I’m sure you’ve had moments where you’ve
thought that things just couldn’t get any worse.
Murphy’s Law, right?… —-> Continue…

Living with you…

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Ever had that sort of gnawing thought
in the back of your mind that something
was passing you by and you couldn’t
quite figure out what?
Sort of like standing on a frozen river;
the part you’re standing on is made from
the very same thing that flows beneath you;
yet one moves on, while the other stays.… —-> Continue…

Do what you like, or Like what you do

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My hat is off to the person at the great and wise
Fortune Cookie Factory who wrote this:

” You will enjoy true in whatever you do. “

Now, I’m not 100% sure what they intended,
so I’m going to go with the first thought I had:

The secret to success lies not
in doing what one likes,
but in liking what one does.
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At the end of your rope? Tie a knot!

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Lately it seems the things that
have flowed from my mind
to my fingers have not been
what most would call “inspiring”.
Hence, they reside locked away
in a folder with about 40 or more
pieces in various stages
of completion.… —-> Continue…

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