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  • Happy Birthday, BBS

    On this day, February 16,  in 1978 – The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago). The BBS was my first introduction to being online. The modem was connect to the phone line and you dialed each board from your terminal program. The number of people online with a BBS depended on…

  • Blessings and Curses

    Or YouTube Blessings and Curses  You might say that blessings and curses are two different experiences of the same reality. The ultimate reality is God, revealed, present, speaking, acting in history, confronting us in our lives. The experience of God is  how we respond. That determines whether an encounter with God is a blessing or…

  • Acres of Diamonds: Our Every-day Opportunities

    The Project Gutenberg eBook of Acres of Diamonds: Our Every-day Opportunities This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project…

  • Franklin’s Way to Wealth

    The Project Gutenberg eBook of Franklin’s Way to Wealth; or, “Poor Richard Improved” This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of…

  • “The Key to Success” by Russell H. Conwell

    “The Key to Success” by Russell H. Conwell is a motivational publication written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a guide to personal achievement, focusing on self-improvement, observation, and the inherent potential within each individual. Emphasizing the importance of noticing the world around us and learning from our daily experiences, Conwell aims…

  • Happy Saint Valentine’s Day – My Whole Collection

    Saint Valentine was a clergyman – either a priest or a bishop – in the Roman Empire who ministered to persecuted Christians. He was martyred on February 14, which has been observed as the Feast of Saint Valentine since 496 AD.  "Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair."—G.K.…

  • “How We Think” by John Dewey

    “How We Think” by John Dewey is an educational treatise written in the early 20th century. The work explores the importance of developing reflective thinking and outlines methods for effectively training thought processes in educational contexts. With an emphasis on the relationship between scientific inquiry and education, Dewey argues that fostering a scientific attitude in…

  • The Science of Getting Rich by W. D. Wattles

    The Project Gutenberg eBook of  The Science of Getting Rich Order from Amazon This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms…

  • The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg Esenwein and Dale Carnegie

    “Students of public speaking continually ask, “How can I overcome self-consciousness and the fear that paralyzes me before an audience?””

  • Fun with Fungi Simple Lessons from Complex Life Forms

    My Notes Fungus familymycology (from the Greek μύκης mykes, mushroom) 148,000 species Growth is their means of mobility decomposers – nutrient cycling and exchange “Sixty percent of the enzymes used in industry are generated by fungi, and fifteen percent of all vaccines are produced by engineered strains of yeast.”― Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi…