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My time is spent working my jungle ranch in Mexico and my company Deal Business Consulting and Jack D. Deal Santa Cruz Marketing company in suburban Northern California.

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Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Assessing Barack Obama's chances for the 2008 Democratic primaries: 1 of 25

It was a masterful campaign right through to Texas. Just before Texas Obama admitted they had let up for a few days and could have perhaps won or closed the gap with a stronger finish. This was to my recollection the first time Obama admitted his campaign had made a mistake. Up to that point it was by most accounts a masterf...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Greed: 2 of 29

The Buddhists believe that greed is the primary obstacle to enlightenment. I've come to the conclusion there is a greed gene. There simply can be no other explanation. Greed is the evolutionary consequence of the 'hoarding instinct'; a dynamic in the social evolution of greedy humans. In the very old days those that hoarded ...
Travel > San Francisco Travel destinations: San Francisco, CA: 1 of 10

For many of us, San Francisco is the best city in the world. No matter how you score it, good old San Fran always is near the top, whether you leave your heart there or not. Driving downtown to Union Square is not so bad but it's always best to park early. In fact, one of San Francisco's downsides is the parking problem. At ...
Travel > North & South America Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Mexico: 2 of 18

In the very dim early morning light I hear a large truck pull up just down the beach from us. I look out the tent window and see men with guns getting out of the back. Either these are bandidos, the Zapatistas invading Quintana Roo or the Mexican Army. Fortunately for us, it's the latter. We get out of the tent and they stop...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts The politics of security: Understanding the philosophical roots of insecurity: 1 of 8

Last night the ground moved. Again. It started a little after 8:00 and lasted about 15 seconds; a swaying motion rocking back and forth. It had been a while. Actually several years. This one was a 5.6 and was the biggest we have had since the 7.1 quake in 1989; you probably remember the World Series Loma Prieta earthquake. T...
Health & Fitness > Mental Illness Mental health and "crazy thinking": 1 of 7

I didn't personally know any of these three people. I did speak on occasion to two of them but it was never any sort of conversation; simply a statement in passing. One of them I never spoke to. Yet each in his own way taught me something that I did not know...and for that, I am grateful. Supposedly Oscar was a college stude...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Materialism: 1 of 7

Like many other Americans I was once a slave to stuff. I had more than I needed. No more. I owe my enlightenment to being junk dealer. I have to come clean and admit that I dealt with pallets, pickups, box vans and even warehouses full of the flotsam and jetsam of America. I was a weekend warrior. It all started with the wif...
Business > Online Advertising & Sales Article marketing: A virtual handshake 24/7: 1 of 7

Despite the fact that cyberspace seems filled, the world still craves fresh, interesting and unique content. To be successful both online and offline publishers must provide a steady stream of zippy content to catch and retain today's demanding readers and viewers. Viewers want content that is relevant, interesting, informat...
Computers & Technology > Internet Troubleshooting How web search engines work: 1 of 6

If you hang around search engine marketers long enough you will hear them whisper about Google, Yahoo or MSN's algorithms. Algorithms are a fancy way of saying "criteria". A search engine's algorithms are the criteria with which it picks, rates and displays search engine results. Those that work daily on the Internet can tel...
Business > International Business & Trade Outsourcing causes more problems than cures for a company: 4 of 18

Like many Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Joe had a dream. Joe's dream had been incubating for a decade and he was finally ready to move. He had his infrastructure set, his marketing plan complete and he had done his homework. Joe's dream was a plan ready to be executed. Like many others, Joe's dream involved selling his produc...