Monthly Archives: August 2010
Late again
According to a November 2009 study by CareerBuilder, 16% of workers say they show up late to work once a week. That’s down from 20% in 2008. The number 1 cause of tardiness? According to 32% of people: traffic. The … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, On the move, Playful, Work in progress
Tagged careerbuilder, corvette, late again, late to work, license plate, Oregon, oregon trail plate, tardiness
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See ya mate
So long. Farewell. Auf Wiedersehen. Adios. Goodbye. Au revoir. Ciao. À bientôt. Namasté. Aloha. On the flip side. See ya, mate.
Posted in Literary, Playful
Tagged crater lake, goodbye, license plate, mate, mini cooper, Oregon, see ya
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Be love
A zillion things that have been said about love; but I think The Beatles pretty much summed it up for us: All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love, love is all … Continue reading
Posted in For the love, Hopeful, Inspiring, Spiritual
Tagged all you need is love, be love, lexus, love, Oregon, the beatles
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Smiley 2
Wearing a smile is as important as wearing clothes. For train workers in Japan it is. Before taking the floor, workers for Keihin Express Railway Co. in Tokyo sit in front of a computer and see if their smiles are … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Inspiring, Playful
Tagged crater lake, infiniti, japan, Keihin Express Railway, license plate, Oregon, smile, smile test, smiley, tokyo, train
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I Am A Wild One
Sometimes it’s nice to set expectations straight from the get-go. Like PMS 24/7, with I Am A Wild One you pretty much know what type of behavior to anticipate. The truth will set you free.
Posted in About Me
Tagged behavior, california, expectations, license plate, scion, truth, wild one
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Become
Buddha said, “What we think, we become.” I trust Buddha’s wisdom, so I’m thinking: joy love kindness millionaire Yep, that should do it.
Posted in Hopeful, Inspiring
Tagged acura, acura of portland, beavers, become, buddha, dick hannah, joy, kindness, love, millioniare, Oregon, osu, think
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Word up
According to Urban Dictionary, Word Up is an acknowledgement, approval, or indication of enthusiasm. It’s an affirmation. A validation. A supportive yelp. Can you feel me? Word up.
Lucky one
If you’re reading this on a computer you own, you’re in the top 5% of the world’s population that owns a computer and has internet access. If you live on more than $10 a day, you’re among the wealthiest 20% … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Hopeful, Inspiring
Tagged computer, hungry, internet, license plate, lucky, lucky one, rich, Washington, wealthiest 20%, wealthy
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Excellent
Excellent is one of my favorite words. Has been ever since that movie Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure came out in the 1980’s. Remember that movie? Bill and Ted’s motto, second only to “party on, dudes”, was “be excellent to … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiring
Tagged 1980s, bill and ted's excellent adventure, excellent, license plate, Mercedes, Oregon
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PMS 24/7
Thanks oodles to Kathleen Hensch-Fleming for sharing this license plate. My friend Kathleen owns Pacific Midwifery and Pacific Menopause, so it was no surprise to me when she sent me this photo of a license plate she’d snapped. PMS 24/7. … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Playful
Tagged 24-7, kathleen hensch-fleming, license plate, Oregon, pacific menopause, pacific midwifery, pms
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