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Reality In a Land of Dreams and Nightmares

July 28, 2010 By Brian Leave a Comment

I awakened the other morning while still in REM dream sleep. Although I don't recall if my eyes opened into reality from a dream or nightmare (it could have been a mix of both), I was uncomfortable … [Read more...]

Filed Under: health, Internal Peace, life, People, universe Tagged With: sleeping

How We Spend Our Time as Unemployment Rises

June 23, 2010 By Brian Leave a Comment

Once again, the researchers are at work with their computer models and statistical flukes. In this case, the Labor Department recently released its 2009 American Time Use Survey telling us how people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy, family, health, Homes, Jobs, life, People, Society, Television Tagged With: Jobs, sleeping, unemployment

Blog Crime and Copyright Infringment

Checked your blog for content theft lately? While the Internet has become an essential part of our lives, it’s also a rip-off channel for blog crime and copyright infringement thieves who steal copyrighted material. People steal intellectual property when copying your blog content to their sites. Sending threatening letters about copyright infringement to website and [...]

Surf Dog Makes Waves Doing What She Loves to Do

Recently I wrote a piece on doing what you like doing to find a a satisfying job and career. My main point: “follow your bliss,” as philosopher Joseph Campbell frequently wrote. Turns out that doing what turns you on also applies to human companions like Surf Dog. You see, Ricochet, who was trained as a [...]

Internet Privacy in a Sea of Web Cookies

Worried about Internet privacy, web monitoring, flash cookies and who’s watching your website activity? Need better privacy protection in your life? Read on. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published the first article in a series called “The Web’s New Gold Mine: Your Secrets,” a comprehensive piece describing how ad networks and Internet tracking companies are [...]

Smart Meters Invade Northern California

Over the past two years, so-called wireless “smart meters” to measure electricity have been installed in millions of Northern California homes by PG&E, our utility company. The company claims with great fervor that smart meters are accurate to a nano-kilowatt; home owners beg to differ, saying their electric bills have risen 20%-30% or more since [...]

Contracting Universes and the Law of Abundance

Before I begin, let me flatly state I’m not a physicist, an economist (heaven, forbid) nor a guru on the lecture circuit telling people how to get wealthy. Neither am I a religious zealot, a Republican or Democrat. That should allay any concerns that I have an agenda to push or answers to ultimate questions [...]

Cannabis Clubs for People with Pain Hit San Jose

People suffering with painful illnesses keep getting hit up by city law enforcement. They’re at least 20 states across the nation where cannabis clubs that secure pot for medicinal purposes flourish. And San Jose is one of them. Per this morning’s Mercury News, patients used to have to trek up to San Francisco to get [...]

Improve Your Blog Writing with Aristotle and your Mom

Writing a personal blog and improving your blog writing is more art than science. A couple of past week’s experiences convince me that if Aristotle were still alive he’d issue harsh criticism to bloggers. I recorded a podcast with one of the top execs at a mobile marketing company. My guest, during the 30 minute [...]

Why Good Humor Keeps Us Sane

In our stressed-out, sometimes troubled lives, it’s soothing to chuckle over good humor. When we tire of bad news on the Web or tube, in fact, an uncontrollable belly laugh may even keep us sane. My sister was kind enough to email me a few good humor one-two liners. Here they are (with a few [...]