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My Descent of Pikes Peak, America’s Mountain

(It was almost a year ago on my last visit to Colorado that I took the opportunity to “hike” Pikes Peak again, sort of. I descended the 14,110 foot mountain as ascending it was out of the question. I thought it time to put my adventure up here as my visit this year is approaching [...]

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2009 in Three Words or Less

I had read a cool blog post by Chris Brogan about setting his focus for the new year in just three words. The three words were a very brief characterization for a much broader meaning found behind them. After I thought about it, I decided my words for 2009 were GENUINE, LISTEN, and CLARITY. GENUINE [...]

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The Story of 2009 Begins Today in Three Words

Baselines, benchmarks, first days are remembered. There is so often celebration and fanfare. And so begins a new year, 2009. I always get kind of nostalgic and a bit stressed realizing that time is passing and moving exceedingly fast! I also always feel excited and hopeful for the prospect of a new beginning. This morning [...]

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SARAH PALIN: VP Elect Speech

OMG ….. WOW !!!!!!!!!!! what a speech, what a woman, what a family. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fphilladden.com%2F2008%2F09%2F03%2Fsarah-palin-vp-elect-speech%2F’; addthis_title = ‘SARAH+PALIN%3A+VP+Elect+Speech’; addthis_pub = ”;

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Summer Breeze Pool and Spa Services :: A New Phoenix Business

There’s another pool business in the Phoenix area, and its name is Summer Breeze, owned and operated by a young man named Billy Whitmore. It’s another pool business that offers a full range of services for your pool or spas. This includes specialization in repair, in-floor cleaning systems, salt systems, filter cleaning, acid washes and [...]

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Making Big Money With A Blog

Can you really make money, let alone big money, with a blog? I’ve recently ran across two eye opening stories I want to share with you that could get you thinking in new ways about blogging. First, let me mention that there is a lot of ignorance in the world regarding blogs and blogging. I [...]

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Secret to Success — FAILURE

I wrote about success story Ashley Qualls back in April, the teenager turned millionaire. (NOTE: See the new Archive tab to look it up!) I think it is one of the most commented posts to date. Leo Bloom (creatively named after a character in the movie The Producers) wrote a rather strong response. He makes [...]

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