Being Manic Has Good Side Effects

Ever since I decided that I wanted to start trading options again, I’ve been a little manic. Since I don’t have a big chunk of money sitting around, I have to come up with some. So, some of you may know, I started an Etsy store with the intention of selling my book collection. What [...]

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Brain Frazzle

I was born in the age of feminism. I am the first generation of women who weren’t expected to get married and have kids. There was a big shift of what was expected of women during my childhood years. Most of the women I knew as a child were housewives. If they did work they [...]

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The Object of my Cathexis: Clint Mansell

Does anyone remember the band Pop Will Eat Itself or PWEI for those who were in that scene? I thought everyone knew who they were so when I tried telling people about who Clint Mansell is they just looked at me blankly. So for those of you that weren’t so hip on the eighties and [...]

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Passion for Furry Creatures

I can only speak for myself, but there was a time in my life when nothing seemed more important than the health and well being of my pets. I can’t say I was aware of my crumbling faith in humanity, but I do remember when it started. In retrospect I can draw a timeline and [...]

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What’s Your Passion? Use your Imagination.

Everything about this clip is amazing; The music, the editing, the subject and the thought that went into it all. What happens when the imagination pushes the edges? Something spectacular. This is so worth the watch.

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What’s Your Passion? Art?

I came across this video the other day. This woman is passionate about her art form. She has an audience of people crying as they watch her create an audio-visual experience. It’s hard to fake passion. When you’re really feeling it, people around you are affected; they are moved. For the next 8 minutes stop [...]

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What’s Your Passion?

Are you ever just going along in life and suddenly you look around and realize all the passion has dissipated from your life? It seemed like it was there a while ago…maybe a couple of years ago? Then you think a little harder and realize the last time you experienced passion was way more than [...]

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Free Fall

I am not an avid follower of the field of aviation, but I recently read this story that blew my mind. Just so you know I love using the phrases “Blow my mind,” and “mind blowing.” There aren’t too many instances that call for such phrases, so when something blows my mind, it’s best to [...]

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Class Starts Now

The school year begins very soon and to honor this time of year I’m going to conduct a short lesson in poetry. I don’t really spend a lot of time writing or reading poetry, and if I did, I wouldn’t admit it. It’s bad enough my nerd meter has reached its’ height in my life. The last [...]

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