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  Ah, Coffee – I’ve never been a fan of Starbucks dark-roasted coffees but now we have another choice –  the “Blonde” at Starbucks.  Why, oh why did it take so long?  

  I think the majority of American’s would agree that the New York Times is one of the most liberal papers in the U.S. I read their technology section online from time to time but never read the paper its self. This morning after all the news about Apple’s amazing success the Times headline was [...]

SimpleTruths has just published a book by Nido Qubein called  Seven Choices for Success and Significance. Several years ago I joined the National Speakers Association – I attended a couple of conventions and a couple of seminars – I made an effort to really connect with some of the leaders but to them I was “gum on [...]

As most readers know I’m an Apple user: iPhone 4S, iPad2, MacAir – great and intuitive. In my travel this past weekend (4 different airports) I made it a point (trying not to be too nosy) observe what brand folks were using – cell phones, laptops, pads – it was about 90% Apple products (might [...]

“Life is 10% of what happens to me an 90% of How I React to it” When things aren’t working the way you want them to, or you feel you’re surrounded by problems, it can be tempting to look outward and try to change the things that you feel are causing issues. Chances are the [...]

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My friend Brian Jud sent this to me. I thought I’d share it with you. 21 positive thoughts to begin 2012 ONE.  Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. TWO.   Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other. [...]

  The resource-rich South American economy has surged on exports to China, unhampered by the 2008 financial crisis that has hit growth in the UK. CEBR chief executive Douglas McWilliams said: “Brazil has beaten the European countries at soccer for a long time, but beating them at economics is a new phenomenon. Our world economic [...]

Here’s some uplift­ing news for the hol­i­day sea­son. A new study finds that in 2011 Amer­i­cans were the most gen­er­ous peo­ple in the world. The U.S. rose from fifth place on the “World Giv­ing Index” in 2010 to num­ber one this year. Ire­land placed sec­ond, fol­lowed by Aus­tralia, New Zealand and Great Britain. What tipped [...]

Following a report in Digitimes, blogs repeated the rumor late yesterday that the iPad and iPhone will have a complete overhaul in 2012. The anonymous source: the guys in Asia who supply the parts. So get ready – should be exciting. Tom