Get ready! Get set …
It’s the first day of a brand new year and you have already started the day with what will impact your new year more than most things: […]
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2011
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James Scott, Jr.
31
Dec
2010
Outlaws, pardons, and a New Year …
Did you hear the news story heralded throughout the media today? The famous Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid will not receive a pardon from outgoing New […]
31
Dec
2010
2010 goes into the history books …
One of the blessings of 2010 for me has been the interaction with the many readers of this blog, “Extraordinary Living.” Although not a lot of comments […]
28
Dec
2010
Like a bad football team …
The football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals on Christmas Day was a thriller. The Cardinals pulled off a successful field goal by Jay […]
27
Dec
2010
Close your eyes and see …
“Close your eyes and see” is the tantalizing catch phrase for “Opaque,” a new kind of eatery with locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. […]
26
Dec
2010
Learning it AND living it …
It used to be one way you could spot a “learned man” was by the obvious: a study overflowing with books. But that was then … Today, […]
24
Dec
2010
Imagine getting this for Christmas …
It’s an old story line. We’ve seen it on television, in the movies and read it in books. You know, the story of someone opening their front […]
22
Dec
2010
It wasn’t very quiet after all …
This Christmas Eve, at many candlelight Communion services, it will become very still while many are moved deeply as they listen to someone sing, “Silent night, holy […]
21
Dec
2010
Book Review: “Lies The Government Told You”
Want to read a book that will make you happy, make you angry, and make you think deep enough you just may change an opinion or two? […]
16
Dec
2010
Two buffets …
Rarely will you see me pass along a platitude. I thoroughly dislike most of them because they are usually composed of a kernel of truth attached to […]