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Metaphors of Life Journal: Provincial Election Campaign - Cloudy with a High Probability of Drizzle by Michael Robert Dyet 5/3/2014 10:48:41 AM
Gray clouds and silver linings in the provincial sprint election campaign.... more
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The Secret to making your Job Easier by David Ravenwood 4/26/2014 10:52:29 AM
I once heard that an actor named Van Johnson who was a big star in the 1940s couldn't wait to get to the studio each morning, and didn't want to go home at the end of the day. He loved his job that much.
But most people I know don't feel th... more
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Metaphors of Life Journal: Virtual Midnight Madness - A 24/7 State of Mind by Michael Robert Dyet 4/26/2014 10:25:49 AM
Three "sign of the times" news stories and the blurring of the lines between the physical and virtual worlds.... more
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What happened to being Responsible? by David Ravenwood 4/19/2014 7:33:13 AM
The captain of the South Korean ferry boat has a lot of explaining to do. Captains are supposed to stay with their ship until all the passengers are off, even if that puts his or her life in greater danger. But this captain didn't. This isn't the fir... more
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Metaphors of Life Journa: Magellan, Are You Listening? A Social Media Experiment by Michael Robert Dyet 4/18/2014 9:10:18 AM
Giving Magellan an opportunity to repair their customer service blunder through a social media experiment.... more
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Back to the Indies: here are my thoughts on Altered Egos by Gabriel Boutros 4/15/2014 2:50:06 PM
This is a short story collection that turned out to be much better than I thought it would be.... more
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Underwater locating and recovering by Bill Flynn 4/13/2014 8:24:20 AM
My latest novel, The Beddington Incident, reflects on deep ocean recovery similar to the ongoing task with Flight Ma 370.... more
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Are we sure we aren't discriminating against certain people? by David Ravenwood 4/5/2014 12:37:36 PM
I have not blogged for two weeks because I've been sick.
Public school students are taking the STAAR standardized test this month in several subjects. This test has warped the system: it isn't about preparing young people for their future an... more
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Metaphors of Life Journal: Ghost Fog Creeping Through Rifts in Reality by Michael Robert Dyet 4/5/2014 5:55:20 AM
Finding a keyhole through which to escape to where my heart longs to be.... more
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Metaphors of Life Journal: Smart Phones, Gawking Gophers and the Price of Relevance by Michael Robert Dyet 3/28/2014 3:07:00 PM
A one time exception to my rebel ways to purchase social relevance.... more
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Making a decent living for all that work by David Ravenwood 3/23/2014 12:48:31 PM
There is man with a morning radio show in DFW. He also has a segment on a local Thursday morning TV news show. When asked about whether we should raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.00 per hour, he said we shouldn't raise it; instead we should d... more
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Metaphors of Life Journal: Reluctant Spring Peeking Through Winter's Shroud by Michael Robert Dyet 3/22/2014 8:09:21 AM
Reflecting on the power of the seasons to touch our emotions - and the primacy of spring as a metaphor.... more
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Selfless man dies by David Ravenwood 3/15/2014 6:22:26 PM
David Brenner dies at 78. I couldn't believe his age, thinking he was still in his 60s. Even after his career faded, he still worked to help new comedians get established. He could have felt sorry for himself when he didn't get to take over for Johnn... more
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Metaphors of Life Journal: Archie, Mosaic, Yahoo, Google - 25 Remarkable Years by Michael Robert Dyet 3/15/2014 4:55:36 AM
A brief look at the development of World Wide Web on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.... more
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Paying off mortgage early despite warnings from financial experts by David Ravenwood 3/9/2014 10:50:10 AM
Several people have told me it is a mistake to pay off your mortgage early. You're paying in todays dollars that are worth more than tomorrows dollars will be. You're using up all that capital that will adversely affect your balance sheet. You might ... more
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Metaphors of Life Journal: Reveling in the Supreme Mystery of Migration by Michael Robert Dyet 3/8/2014 12:07:28 PM
Why I chose to embrace the mystery of migration rather than the quest to reduce it to facts.... more
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Monuments Men worth your time by David Ravenwood 3/1/2014 5:20:50 PM
The Monuments Men tells a good story about a group of men who find the loot swiped from the Jews. Hitler's troops stole an unbelievable amount of paintings and other valuables during World War II. They even took the gold fillings out of the mouths of... more
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Metaphors of Life Journal: W4 The War of the Algorithms by Michael Robert Dyet 3/1/2014 9:38:16 AM
A tongue-in-check, sci-fi look at the chaos that a simple software bug could unleash.... more
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How to really lose weight without spending extra money by David Ravenwood 2/23/2014 1:54:49 PM
After almost 20 years of being 20-30 pounds overweight, I finally found a method of weight loss that works. I've never skipped meals, always eating breakfast and lunch. Finally, I realized that since dinner was my largest meal, I could cut down on th... more
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The Return Of King Arthur To Mop Up The Floods? by Ian R Thorpe 2/23/2014 9:50:49 AM
News on the floods in Avalon... more
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