Lessons at Hardees

I had a meeting at Hardees.  We (I) chose Hardees because they have free wifi.   I got there early and saw they had a sign for fish and chips.  That’s a new item out here in the Midwest.  The general manager was working the register.  I asked her how she liked the fish and…

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Staples: that was easy.

I had to buy a router today.  It’s to put in my mom’s house.  She has DSL and a very old computer.  I have satellite and a brand new laptop.  It will be great to work from her house.  Faster speed and mom and dad are happy to have me there.  They’ve both promised to…

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Stop The Silence

I’m asked to support a lot of causes. That’s what happens when you participate in your community. Some causes are good ones. Other’s don’t really interest me. Today I was asked by Sarah Robinson to support the 12 for 12k Stop The Silence Cause. I said yes. I know Sarah from my twitter friends. She…

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Fountain of Life

 I went to a chiropractric physician today.  I met her at the HyVee.  She was at the HyVee yesterday with this machine.  It was a laptop with electrodes that measured the energy in your spinal column.  She tested my c3, c5 and c7 vertabrae – and found they were out of whack (which I happen…

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A Review: Homestead Suites

We are staying at Homestead Studio Suites at 9701 N. Shannon Avenue in Kansas City.  65 degrees in Kansas City today.  Rain predicted, the sun shined the whole way here from Des Moines. I chose this hotel because we stayed at a Homestead Studio Suites near Chattanooga a couple of years ago and loved it.…

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Independent Book Stores

Our local independent book stores need your help.  Buy books from them.  There, that’s simple.   Where to find the independent book store closest to you:  http://www.indiebound.org/indie-store-finder  Why buy from independent book stores?  They are your neighbors and your friends.  The money you spend with them, they spend in the community.  They hire people like…

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Hyvee, Nuval and Better Nutrition

HyVee has it going on!  I’ve been working at a HyVee store in Des Moines, Iowa this week.  (more on why later in the post)  HyVee was founded in 1930 in Iowa and has grown to 220 stores in the Midwest. The store is very clean, the associates are all super nice.  There’s a Starbucks…

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