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Pat Dowdy hailed from a diverse background in business and public service before launching a recent writing career.

Dowdy's published print works include non-fiction articles for New Dimension Magazine and The Iconoclast Newsletter. A Time Later On, Dowdy's

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Celebrations & Holidays > Thanksgiving Taking time to give thanks: 11 of 82
If you are one of those people who feel tense at the thought of having to plan your family's Thanksgiving festivities, be of good cheer. Instead of struggling with the many unnecessary responsibilities often involved, begin to plan the meal as though it were a business project. Success will surely follow.Holiday meals tend to... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Should trust be free or earned?: 7 of 41
A long ago fable ascribed to Aesop tells of a fire which caused all of the forest's inhabitants to flee.Swimming in the lake, and not too concerned, is a swan. From the shore, she hears a voice pleading for help. She turns and discovers that the voice belongs to a snake. The fire getting closer to him, he begs to be rescued s... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Your earliest memory: 71 of 310
Only a few years back did I begin telling others of my earliest memories.Always having been with me, these detailed flashbacks, I presumed typical to everyone. Not so. One summer's mid-afternoon lunch revealed that most of my friends' memories started somewhere around their fourth year."But wait," I said after my turn came, "... More..
Business > Human Resources Best ways to reward employees: 11 of 45
The basic principles of management are pretty much given. When signing on board with an organization, an employee is likely to have certain expectations. Managers generally commit to honor these expectations the very first day one is employed. Salary and other earnings, of course, is the primary expectation. Clearly defined l... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms When faith fails: 3 of 12
An old story recounts a mother's wish to see her son return from war uninjured. In the midst of her morning prayers, a knock at the front door distracts her. The gentle rapping chills her spine. She senses that this is not a neighbor asking for a cup of flour. Her forehead is already filled with beads of sweat as she opens th... More..
Relationships & Family > Couple Communication How couples can avoid fights: 18 of 60
At a wedding I once attended, the minister cautioned the couple to look beyond the special joy of the love that led them to that day and to examine a more abiding strength. In the silence which followed, you could have heard a pin drop."Be kind to one another," the minister explained. "In the difficult times, in the disagreem... More..
Other Thinking about the future: 48 of 132
Our world changes so unexpectedly that much of today's new technology may soon become tomorrow's obsolete throw-away. As a result, most of us seek some control over our future. It's all guesswork, this we understand. But it is Must Guesswork.Who could have predicted California's real property market finally hovering on a bust... More..
Personal Finance > Credit Cards Student credit cards: Taking the plunge: 17 of 32
Your student loan looming in your mind, you wonder how prudent it is to venture into the world of plastic money. Your answer will depend on a number of factors. The first and most important of which is who you are.Are you one of those students who, if granted a credit card, will use it for non-essentials? A movie date, a new ... More..
Business > Advertising Will online storefronts wipe out brick-and-mortar businesses?: 10 of 16
My sister Linda makes decisions of choice based on a single principle. Consider the source, she is quick to warn. Her advise is most appropriate when it comes to buying over the internet as opposed to shopping with a local merchant.Still an unregulated entity in the business arena,the internet can make any wise shopper think ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Discussing money and ethics: 5 of 8
A young girl colors her brown hair blond, starves herself razor thin and dresses suggestively because she wishes to be identified as sexy.A middle aged man colors his gray hair brown, adorns himself in ash-washed denim, and speeds through town in a red sports car. He wishes not to be identified as old.But the most compelling,... More..