Tag: balloons
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Perseverance Proves Personality Potential
I’m impressed by the amazing acts of persistence, the bulldog tenacity, in our history. People who refuse to quit because they’ve got an unwavering focus for what they must do. Thomas Edison figured out a thousand ways to not develop a workable light bulb. Abe Lincoln failed as a businessman, never was a great lawyer,…
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Broken Balloons And Big Reveals
I can remember when the big reveal was answering the phone to find out who the caller was. Or waiting for school pictures to come out to see how dorky I looked. Or taking a roll of pictures to see if any turned out the way I’d hoped. Technology has changed a lot of things.…
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Silence…And The Ringing Of The Bells
It was 4 in the afternoon. Busy in downtown Amsterdam. Many tourists were there for holiday. Many languages were flying by my ears. When the bells rang at 4, a quiet settled over the streets. Car radios could be heard, a few voices whispered. But a general quiet blanketed the city. It was a moment…
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Up, Up and Away!
I walked out of the grocery store feeling frustrated. Does grocery shopping usually frustrate me? Yes. Rarely is there anything new to really get excited about there. I wander the produce aisle and get the same fruits and vegetables. I move through the dairy aisle and avoid the real dairy for my lactose intolerant family.…
Tip of My Iceberg 