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You’ve probably heard on the news or read somewhere by now that Starbucks plans on closing 600 “underperforming” locations and will only open about 400 new locations in the next year or so. The news is stating this like it is some sort of tragedy. But let’s examine this […]

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An interesting use of microsoft clip art:

Please don’t hesitate to respond accordingly . . .

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    There really isn’t much point in me writing a journal to extol the virtues of Barack Obama.  You can find thousands of them on facebook, myspace, and any other popular web media out there.  And there really isn’t anyone reading my blog anyway.
This isn’t a self-pity rant, but once again, I’m a realist.  I […]

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This is not a moment of self pity, but rather an exploration of reality. It has been months since I started my blog. I post on various pages and network sites where I have numerous “friends” and I have also IM’d it to potentially hundreds of people. Yet, […]

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March 5 would have been my father’s 59th birthday. But he never lived past 48.
On December 5, 1997 he dropped me off at school. I was in 10th grade. That morning was the last time I ever saw my father. Tragically, he had a stroke several hours later. While he […]

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