For book lovers, seekers, health enthusiasts and thinkers
Last summer my business cash flow began dropping as my wholesale book suppliers increasingly competed against me, undercutting my prices. The wholesalers were also raising prices while cherry-picking inventory, and it became more difficult to find good inventory with a decent profit margin. Amazon continued to erode the profit margin for used books by increasing [...]
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I was still very confused about bankruptcy and how to handle my business, so I looked up another firm in the Yellow Pages, which had a web site. Their web site assured me that they wanted to talk to me, so I should call for a free consultation. The man I spoke with, Bill, was [...]
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My cat TipToe is a big girl. She has been obese most of her life. Several years ago I tried locking her in the bathroom and feeding her there, because she was such a pig and would go after my other cats’ food. She would inhale her kibble (nasty Science Diet) and often vomit it [...]
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When the bankruptcy laws were revamped in 2005 to make it more difficult for people to file chapter 7 (liquidation) bankruptcy, many attorneys had to find work elsewhere. The second attorney I visited was struggling to keep his business afloat. Now when I had looked at his picture in the Yellow Pages I thought he [...]
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When I decided to consider bankruptcy as an alternative, I looked in the yellow pages for an attorney who handled both business and personal bankruptcy. My business was failing and once that was finished, I was out of a job. I would no longer be able to afford my home or service my debt. There [...]
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I had my fourth Rolfing session today. My right hip has been bothering me as has my right shoulder. I’ve had the shoulder trouble before and pain in my hip as well, but in a different area. A few months go I fell in my warehouse right onto my right shoulder, which was already bothering [...]
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This is a public service announcement. I’m sick of junk mail. I have a street address and a PO Box, and the postal service is required to deliver the same junk mail to both. I’ve asked my postmaster not to put it in my box, but he has to, because the snail mail spammers have [...]
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This post discusses the difference between UV-A and UV-B rays, the role of melanin in protection against sunburn, the risks of wearing sunscreen, and the health benefits of exposing your body to the sun’s rays. I am fair-skinned, of Norwegian stock. When I sunbathe, I’m talking about exposing my body (preferably nekkid) to the sun [...]
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I want to write about the two false assumptions I addressed in the previous post where I discussed my conversation with Jack: His doctor is correct in that the sun caused the cancer. What is true for Jack is true for all. Jack made a logical error of induction. Since he got cancer by exposure [...]
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Summer hit hard here. Not a week ago I had the heater running most nights, because I tend to run cold and it’s chilly here in the Pacific Northwest. Two days ago I was absolutely sick of gloomy days oppressed by incessant cloud cover. But today I’m watering a wilting garden because it’s so hot. [...]
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