I was talking with my financial advisor, Pat, recently, and our conversation steered towards insurance. She asked me if I had term life insurance or whole life. That’s one of those details that simply slips my mind. Knowing me well, … Continue reading
Literal Insurance Meanings
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Where have all the cars gone?
America’s vanishing cars Wow …. sounds like the beginning of “Without a Trace” or the ending of “The Ghost Whisperer” when, in those shows, people fade away. Will we be on the highways and see cars disappear, right before our … Continue reading
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Line of Sight
Line of sight …. what an interesting visual that provides. It is used in a variety of industries. “Line of sight” applies to radio frequency identification tag [RFID] technology. This means that the reader, the ‘laser eye’ line, has to … Continue reading
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Painting Word Pictures
Thoughts are remembered more easily when you create a mental picture in the mind of your reader or listener. The following is thanks to my Fort Worth FireFighters and Fort Worth Policeman students. I recently traveled up to Fort Worth … Continue reading
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Tom Cruise ~ Misunderstood?
I was scanning the cable news networks’ websites and came across this on CNN: Cruise: ‘Things have been misunderstood’ In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, he said that his episode of jumping on her couch was “an authentic way of … Continue reading
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Congress: "Do As I Say … Ignore What I Do!"
My head is spinning … it’s like watching a tennis match. The most recent attacks on general aviation [and flying private jets, many of which are not really 'jets'] has me very confused. First we hear that private airplanes are … Continue reading
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If Monkeys Can Do It …
So communication must be easy, right?
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Celebrity Apprentice: Claudia vs. Melissa
Did you watch Week 4 of The Celebrity Apprentice? What a prime example of conflict in the workplace .. sometimes passive aggressive, sometimes downright attacking. Claudia vs. Melissa … a classic re-enactment of how two very strong personalities clash. And … Continue reading
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Coming Sooner Than You Think: Pay Toilets on Airlines
The airlines don’t take cash … will they take change? Ryanair may charge passengers to use the toilet Feb 27, 2009 – (Aviation Industry Group): Irish carrier Ryanair, Europe’s largest budget airline, might start charging passengers for using the toilet … Continue reading
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