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Will Kester is a pseudonym and my birth name. I was adopted and my name changed, so now I write as Will Kester. Maybe someday I'll hear from a relative, or maybe not. In the meantime, having a pseudonym gives me the freedom to write with some degree of separation

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Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Appletini or apple martini: 2 of 10
Apple martinis are fairly new to an old bartender ... me. In my area, they are made with Apple Pucker, but I have seen them made with apple cider, apple juice, and other stuff I would never put in a martini, but I would never put vodka in a martini. Gin is required to make a martini, vodka is used to make sissy drinks, for gi... More..
Relationships & Family > Male / Female Communication Styles Female communication style: When what she says means how she feels: 1 of 5
I shouldn't even attempt to write to this title. "Female communication style: When what she says means how she feels." I'm not even sure what it means. What she says isn't what she means? Yes, I get that. What does she mean? She means she wants me to know what she feels, I think. How would I know what she feels unless she tel... More..
Business > Business Strategy Encouraging good corporate governance: 1 of 5
Encouraging good corporate governance serves the public and the stockholders in the long run, but whose job is it to do the encouraging? I was once an advocate of a free market, capitalistic, self-governing form of corporate accountability, which is no accountability. "Let the market sort it out," I said, then. "If a corporat... More..
Hobbies & Games > Model Building & Radio Control Assessing the safety of indoor RC airplanes: 1 of 5
I can't imagine flying remote controlled airplanes indoors, unless it's inside a hangar, gymnasium (which would be difficult) or a huge empty warehouse. I have, however, flown the smallest, trainer RC helicopter inside a biker bar, once, until we cracked it up. It was a clear, cold, sunshiny day, and we had spring fever. "You... More..
Business > Staffing Issues How to successfully build a great management team: 1 of 5
A company is not a democracy, it's better. In a democracy, the majority wins. In a good management team, all positive input wins, and all negative input is dismissed. Achieving that type of team is difficult, but worth the effort. Good teams need good leaders and good followers. All the members should be both. Good people mak... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories: What my garden taught me - the hard way: 18 of 88
What has gardening taught me? Patience, lots and lots of patience; that's what gardening has taught me. I'm not sure about reincarnation, but a friend of mine who is certain we are reincarnated, says we have to learn a lesson while here, and if he's right, mine is patience. I want it and I want it right now. In a garden, it d... More..
Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) Sciatica symptoms: 4 of 19
Sciatica is when the sciatic nerve is impinged, causing pain, numbness, or "shooting electricity" down the back of the leg. As a very successful massage and sports therapist, for years I've made a good living fixing sciatica. Usually the clients were referred to me after the doctors had done everything in their power to allev... More..
Jobs & Careers > Getting Ahead Get that raise: Demonstrate your worth, not devotion: 7 of 33
Some bosses, or managers, love devotion from their employees. If you have that kind of boss, find another job. Good managers don't need devotion. Good managers ask for commitment to the job, loyalty (which is different from devotion) to the company, and productive and cooperative attitudes which maximizes total production of ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Assessing the future of Al Qaeda in Iraq: 3 of 14
Al Qaeda in Iraq is not really the same Al Qaeda who implemented the 9-11 disaster in America. They are more a wannabe' Al Qaeda than the real thing. A few of their leaders learned from the real deal' Al Qaeda, and they are dangerous, but they account for a small fraction of the violence and bloodshed in Iraq. The splinter gr... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Democratic Leaders Assessing Hillary Clinton's public-speaking style: 3 of 14
Hillary Clinton's speaking style seems insincere to me. She has a command of the facts, and tries (maybe to hard) to say what people want to hear, but compared to Bill Clinton or Barak Obama, she pales by comparison.Bill Clinton could make an audience feel involved in his speech. Obama makes everyone feel involved in the proc... More..