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I grew up in North Miami Beach, Florida, and the sun and the sea were a big part of my life. I was the oldest of four children, three boys and a girl.

I loved everything sports related. I began competitive swimming and diving at five, but my first love was

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Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Why politicians lie: 1 of 58
American Politics: Over Promise Then Under DeliverI spent 27 years in sales and marketing and during that time I participated in many new product launches. Bringing a new product to market can be very exciting, challenging and difficult. The greatest difficulty is often that senior management has already stamped their approva... More..
Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) Life after retirement: 2 of 29
I THOUGHT IWAS RETIRED BUT I AM NOW UNEMPLOYEDI retired in late 2006 with a conservative financial plan in place that would last through the lives of my wife and myself and still leave a little something for the kids. My financial planner and I choose an appropriate asset allocation model and we needed only 5% returns to be i... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Are baseball players paid too much?: 3 of 40
What is Most Detrimental to Major League Baseball?Survey Says:I was watching Mike & Mike in the Morning on ESPN 2 today (March 2009), when they discussed an interesting survey conducted with baseball fans. The question: What is the one thing that is most responsible bringing Major League Baseball down? Both Mikes thought ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Economic News The housing bubble and credit crisis not caused by "the poor": 5 of 57
A Simple Analogy of the Housing CollapseBig Jimmy's Liquor Store had been a fixture in Jonesville for over twenty years. Big Jimmy was as you might suspect, a rather robust, affable man, who never met a stranger. Small town life suited him just fine and he felt like he was friends with the entire town. One of his close friend... More..
Sciences > Psychology Introduction to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs: 1 of 9
World Crisis and Man's Hierarchy of Needs Many of us are familiar with Abraham Maslow's work on the hierarchy of human needs. This was not so much an original postulate, but more of an attempt to synthesize a large body of work related to human motivation. Prior to Maslow, most explanations for what drives human behavior fo... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Developing compassion as a way of life: 7 of 46
CompassionIf you are careful to catch your initial response to the word compassion, you most likely will think of a scenario like a photo of a starving child or families picking up the pieces after being hit by a tornado; and you will feel great sorrow for these people. You will want to do something to help them and this you ... More..
Personal Finance > Stock Market Stock market investing: Greed factor: 2 of 12
Bernie Madoff Come On Down! A Scene I Would Love to See The scene unfolds in a darkened Kennedy Center and as the lights come up, we see every seat filled with the investors of Bernie Madoff. The film crew has been setting up for hours and as a handcuffed Bernie is escorted into the auditorium, the cameras roll. As the crowd ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Managing Your Career (Other) The importance of teamwork: 2 of 11
First Find Your Team, Then Teamwork The concept of teamwork is deeply ingrained in the world of sports. Whether we are speaking of American football or International soccer, the ability to play together as a team is the critical component of winning. The challenge of molding a collection of individual achievers into a cohe... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture Greed, lust, pride and the fading American dream: 7 of 32
The American Dream Turns into a NightmareThomas Blankenship, auctioneer extraordinaire, surveys the crowd of over 1400 people. His four lieutenants dressed in black tuxedos assume their positions amongst the people. Everyone is anxious in anticipation for there are 137 homes to be sold at auction today. The wind dies down cre... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Assessing the place of television in our lives: 8 of 31
Is Our Media Becoming Mere Voyeurism?In the early 70's, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention wrote a song whose lyrics began: "I am vile and pernicious, obsessed and deranged" "I have existed for ages, without any name" "I am the worst you can get, have you guessed me yet?" "I am the slime oozing out of your TV set"The sa... More..