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Peripheral's Blog – January 2009 Archive (9)

BASKIN-ROBBINS COMEBACK

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Somewhere in the 1950’s, Baskin-Robbins started Ice Cream Franchises that featured 31 different flavors. Even though the Chain is somewhat diminished from its peak popularity, where it continues to be operational, they advertise and boast of now having more than 1,000 flavors. Some of us grew up being very content with Vanilla, Chocolate or Strawberry – but – that was then and this is now.

It seems as though the Baskin-Robbins Concept has… Continue

Added by peripheral on January 22, 2009 at 4:22am — No Comments

TULIPOMANIA AND HOOPLA

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TULIPOMANIA = “A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips” -- In Holland, in the first half of the 17th century, the cultivation of tulips became a mania. It began about the year 1634, and, like a violent epidemic, seized upon all classes of the community, leading to disasters and misery such as the records of commerce or of bankruptcies can scarcely parallel. In 1636, tulip marts had been established in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem,… Continue

Added by peripheral on January 21, 2009 at 4:28am — No Comments

POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE

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The Feature Headline in the Drudge Report for Monday, January 19th is: “Anything Possible”! In a Pre-Inaugural speech, The MY-WAY Report states: “Two days from the White House, President-elect Barack Obama joined a vast throng Sunday at a joyous pre-inauguration celebration staged among marble monuments to past heroes. Anything is possible in America, declared the man who will confront economic crisis and two wars when he takes office. Despite the… Continue

Added by peripheral on January 19, 2009 at 3:56am — No Comments

JUGGERNAUT OR FOIBLE

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Generalization is a tool in expression that allows one to either overstate or underestimate what is or is not factual. Next week will be observed as National Right To Life Week. An example is this statement appearing on www.OneNewsNow.com: “Less than 10% believe abortion should be legal, unfettered…A nationwide survey commissioned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops underscores the public view of abortion. The poll involved a cross-section of… Continue

Added by peripheral on January 16, 2009 at 4:42am — No Comments

INAUGURAL PRAYER FOCUS

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It seems as though an innate propensity for many leads one to negative opinion and bent rather than to a more positive approach and inclination. This is reflected in our national elections and the close percentages in terms of how the citizenry votes. Even with an exceptionally gifted orator and a national mood for change, the vote was nevertheless closer than one would have thought – 53% versus 47%.

A broader question is whether or not we want… Continue

Added by peripheral on January 13, 2009 at 3:45am — No Comments

UNIMAGINABLE AND UNPRECENDENTED

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If one scans his/her lifetime, many events come under a heading of being UNIMAGINABLE. Events such as Great Depression; rise of Nazism in Germany; War In Europe; sneak attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor; World War; use of Atomic Bombs; Increase In Nuclear Proliferation; rise and spread of Communism; Liberal bent of Politics in America; Sudden Attacks of September 11, 2001; recessions; Financial Bailout of Financial Institutions and Industries with excessive… Continue

Added by peripheral on January 9, 2009 at 3:59am — No Comments

LISTENING OR LISTING

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The US Senate is beginning to look like a Mental Institution that has been taken over by the patients – there is so little order, decorum or common sense on display there currently. An example is a Newsday Article (January 8th, 2009) regarding: “Senate Democratic leaders yesterday laid out a path for former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate, softening their initial ardent opposition to Burris'… Continue

Added by peripheral on January 8, 2009 at 3:33am — No Comments

DISPOSSESSING GOD

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All too soon (in the year 2026), the United States of America will mark the 250thyear of existence as a free and independent nation. This nation has been preserved through good times and bad times. We have endured several wars, including two World Wars. We were victimized by two surprise attacks – Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and sixty (60) years later on September 11, 2001. We have passed through recessions and depressions and recovered very well. As… Continue

Added by peripheral on January 6, 2009 at 4:20am — No Comments

POLARIZATION - Or - CONFLICT RESOLUTION

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It is obvious that polarization (a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions) is a reality within our nation. In an effort to address conflict on a secular level, someone has developed a list of 8 Possibilities For Conflict Resolution as a starting point: 1) Know Yourself and Your Vulnerabilities – Take Care of Yourself So You Don’t Capitulate Inappropriately Just To Achieve Resolve At Any Cost; 2) Clarify Personal Needs… Continue

Added by peripheral on January 2, 2009 at 3:44am — No Comments