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Four Simple Ideas For Keeping A Daily Journal

January 15, 2010 by jake  
Filed under History, Jake, Latest

Keeping a short journal makes it easy to start a daily habit of writing. Even with simple entries, insights into past events allows you to see progress and receive strength.

Five 2010 Predictions

December 18, 2009 by rickety  
Filed under Predictions, Rickety Picks

2010 predictions about the DOW, gas, the House, gold, and unemployment.

Assassination on Elm Street

March 17, 2009 by rickety  
Filed under History

The X is located on Elm Street in Dallas and marks the location where President Kennedy was shot. Just before 12:30 p.m., Kennedy’s limousine entered Dealey Plaza and slowly approached the Texas School Book Depository. When the Presidential limousine turned and passed the Depository and continued down Elm Street, shots were fired at Kennedy.

An X in The Road of History

March 16, 2009 by rickety  
Filed under History

I have for you this evening a small puzzle. In the photograph I took today you see some feet and a large X in the road. The feet are mine and the X marks a significant event in history. The puzzle is to tell me what the event was.

I Refuse To Participate In This Recession

March 10, 2009 by rickety  
Filed under Computer, Opinion

Following their lead I have patterned my post title after their excellently phrased recession refusal. You may well ask, “So big deal, what have you done to show your non-participation?”

Five 2009 Predictions

December 31, 2008 by rickety  
Filed under Predictions

I am joining in the fun and releasing my rather rickety predictions for 2009. See you back here at the end of 2009 to see how I fared.

Ask Rickety: What is the Global Warming Petition Project?

December 20, 2008 by rickety  
Filed under Ask Rickety, Environment

The purpose of the Petition Project is to demonstrate that the claim of “settled science” and an overwhelming “consensus” in favor of the hypothesis of human-caused global warming and consequent climatological damage is wrong. No such consensus or settled science exists.

How To Recognize Propaganda

November 26, 2008 by rickety  
Filed under Words

Transfer is a device by which the propagandist carries over the authority, sanction, and prestige of something we respect and revere to something he would have us accept. If the propagandist succeeds in getting church or nation to approve a campaign in behalf of some program, he thereby transfers its authority, sanction, and prestige to that program.

Convert Journeys of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

November 16, 2008 by Valerie  
Filed under Book, Church

This book will give you an opportunity to bear your testimony to many, and to help lifelong members of the church better understand what it is like to be a convert.

Epic Excerpts: Gordon B. Hinckley

October 22, 2008 by rickety  
Filed under Epic Excerpts

Gordon Bitner Hinckley, born 23 June 1910 was the fifteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 12 march 1995 until his death.

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