Give Thanks and Praise to God * Set Your Heart on the Highest Gifts

The other day my wife and I were watching a dance show from the early '70's and were shocked. Everyone was thin! There it was; a whole room of thin, dancing people. What in the world is going on?
Look around you and you will see the majority of people are overweight. In the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America an epidemic of obesity continues unabated. What is going on?
Merlot? Cabernet Sauvignon? Shiraz? Edging material? Some creative folks at the local community garden I volunteer for think so. The process is fairly simple. Fill empty wine bottles with common sand. Dig the trench or edging hole deep enough to accommodate the height you wish your decorative border to be. Finally, drop in the bottles and push firmly in place. You may wish to use a stick, string or garden hose as a guide for the bottles. I personally would be worried about the bottles breaking, but they definitely get an "A" for originality.
One of the most effective weeding tools I've discovered isn't for the garden at all... it's for carving wood or chipping paint! That's right folks - a wood chisel or paint scraper is as deadly as other weeding tools in my experience. It's especially effective for removing large weeds from your lawn as well. Before you start wreaking havoc on your crabgrass however, I must warn you - please wear thick padded gloves. If you're not careful, it'll give you a blister you won't forget for a few days. So, if you need to do some weeding, swing by the tool department instead. They won't know what hit 'em!
Fake Plastic Trees Vs. The Real Thing: Which One is More Eco-Friendly?
An article written on Planet Green by Tolly Moseley of Austin Texas, a day after Christmas. It is quite interesting, so I clicked on the title and started to read the article. The bottom line is, the article compares a real Christmas tree to a plastic tree; both sides, pros and cons. At the end of the article, it talks about renting a Christmas tree in a pot.
An article from Sprouts magazine, Green and Clean. It talks about having a fresh healthy home by using toxin-free cleaners.
While plug-in electric cars are making headlines (just YouTube Tesla car racing and watch this famous plug-in electric beat a $400,000 Porche), the trucking industry will need piston technology for years to come. Is there anything new on the horizon that can help turn trucks a little bit greener?
I came across a great T.V. show the other day on the cable channel: Planet Green from Discovery Channel. Check it out. It has very good shows. Worth my time.
I admit it – I'm a big Starbuck's Coffee fan. I've been going there for years. What I didn't know, however, was that I was sitting on a "soil gold mine" of sorts. I recently discovered that you can go in and ask them if they have any used coffee grounds. If they do, they will gladly hand them off to you... FOR FREE. Let me repeat that... FREE.
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This is too funny. I went to YouTube yesterday to see who is the American Idol winner this year. Yes, I have been that busy, to the point that I have no time to watch T.V.
Our Sponsor, Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos and author of Delivering Happiness book, has been traveling in their bus tour to various cities in the U.S with their Happiness team.
As busy as we all get, running around everyday, taking good care of family and business, we must keep one very important thing in mind: take good care of our health.
As organizer of four Meetup groups that are sponsored by GE: ecomagination and my personal passion to support GREEN and eco matters, I encourage everyone to take part in support of the green movement. I wholeheartedly support GE's ecomagination. Please see below a newsletter from our sponsor: GE: ecomagaination. Thank you.
Todd Whitthorne is the President and CEO of Cooper Concepts. In addition, he regularly serves as a health speaker to organizations, corporations, and educational institutions around the country. Todd shared with me some tips on vitamin D, and it's under-estimated importance in our health and well being.
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It has been an exciting few weeks for the Delivering Happiness Movement. After its launch on June 7, Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh's first book, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose reached #1 on the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today's Bestseller Lists and has spent two consecutive weeks at #1 on the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal lists. The entire Delivering Happiness team would like to thank you for your support and for joining them on this exciting journey.
So excited to know a company out there still values quality, like Zappos. With Quality in my background all my life, and growing up in a family business, insuring quality in the work place is crucial to success. Knowing someone out there, like Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, still values Customer Satisfaction, both internal and external, makes me feel so happy just knowing that. To me, the economy went down when quality was the first thing that many companies pushed out of their agenda to improve their bottom line.
Wow, this is the way to launch a book! I've said many times before during our 2008 to 2009 Business meetings and events.
At our Entrereneuer, PR, Internet and Marketing group meetings more than once, I stated that the best way to promote your book is to invite speakers from various book sources on book publishing and launching and promote the "Coming Attraction" of your book way ahead of time.