Brushing Fame

The Power of Positivity

July 17, 2012

It has been some time since I last posted about my forced retirement from a job I really enjoyed and did well. Over the past few years I have continued to operate my (former part-time) fine art photography business as well as establish my (now, [read more]

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QE3

August 5, 2011

Not a forecast of the next female monarch in England, nor the newest luxury liner in the Cunard Line. “Quantitative Easing” is a monetary policy used by central banks (such as the Federal Reserve System in the USA) when they’ve become desperate. The bank purchases [read more]

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Situation Update

March 22, 2011

Last year I wrote this post about my then current economic situation. I decided it’s time for an update. Selling my photographs on apparel, merchandise and as prints from a variety of on-line shops and galleries (see links in the right sidebar) continues to provide [read more]

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This Liberal Nation

June 26, 2010

This Liberal Nation This nation was founded in a fight against an establishment based on birthright, religious orthodoxy and “knowing one’s place“. The Founding Fathers wanted to throw off the yoke of tyranny – by blending religious freedom and freedom of conscience with a commitment [read more]

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The Details Of My Unemployment

February 25, 2010

In between my job search and enrolling in college classes (now that I can enroll and not lose UI benefits) I occasionally post at various blogs and web-sites. Ignoring for the moment the insulting Neanderthal view I’ve run across that people who are unemployed should [read more]

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One Year Later

November 22, 2009

On Friday 21 November of 2008 I was advised that my services were no longer required by the company I had worked for the past 12 years. The last of which had been my best year; earning more bonus money than any previous year- although [read more]