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Blaine's Best

BLAINESWORLD
#682
10.26.2009

In this issue:
1. Reflections
2. FYI
3. What's important
4. Reviews . . . COUPLES RETREAT, etc.
5. TV alert
6. What's the difference?
7. Websites
8. Computer tip
9.  Clunker math (make sure you see MY TWO CENTS at the end)
10. A quote I like
11. Thought for the day
12. Advance planning department

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1. Reflections

A. Cynthia, my beautiful bride, and I joined many of our new-found
friends at our community's Laketoberfest . . . there was plenty
of good food and camaraderie, as well as music by a talented local
group called The Cheeksters . . . we even managed to get
in some dancing:
 

 
B. On another night, we went with all the neighbors from our street
to Early Girl Eatery . . . Cynthia liked her sweet potato black
bean cakes, and I enjoyed my house granola topped with
fresh fruit . . . we also liked the fact that the restaurant (like
many other places in North Carolina) gives separate checks to
each group at a table . . . for more information, please call:

http://www.earlygirleatery.com/

And during the week, we enjoyed a short visit from the
Peytons--friends from "up North" . . . that's a picture
of them, along with their dog Rusty, on the bridge
right behind our home:
 

 
C. Donna in New Jersey (see also Section 7A), my longtime friend, 
emailed me this provocative question: Are you a Yankee fan or a
Phillies fan?
 
Actually, since the playoffs began, I had been rooting for both teams . . . I
grew up in New York and followed the Yankees, but then taught and lived
in Pennsylvania--so I also started following the Phillies . . .now that
the World Series is upon us, what I'm really hoping for are seven well-played,
nail-biting games . . . I wouldn't mind if either team won, but since the
Phillies won last year, I'd like to see the Yankees take it all this time.
 
For fans of either team, you might want to read the following articles
from THE WALL STREET JOURNAL:
 
* Philadelphia's Best Team Ever?

http://tinyurl.com/yll6yuk
 
* Yanks Are Four Games From Ending World Series Drought

http://tinyurl.com/yz93z5e

D. CONGRATULATIONS to:

* Kilwin's, our favorite place for ice cream--and chocolate, too . .  the
local Asheville paper featured the store in this article:

http://tinyurl.com/yfkwmph

If the guy in the picture on the right looks familiar, it's because he
is our friend Dave Blumlo.

* Bob Butcher's band, Buster, for having won 2nd place in the "Best Band
You Haven't Heard of Yet" category in Mountain XPress' Best of Issue.

The group will be playing at the Margaritagrille (Main Street in Hendersonville,
NC) on the following dates:
 
Friday, October 23
Friday, November 13 and 27
Friday, December 4 and 18

Stop by to hear some great rock and roll. In the meantime, for more
information about Buster, please click:

http://bustertunes.com/

Go to music at the top, and you'll be able to hear the group in
action. The code to get into the fun stuff is: gotanygrapes.

* And to Phil Murphy for delivering a fine presentation as part
of Biltmore Lakes' Lecture Series . . . he gave useful do-it-yourself
tips, many of which can be found at his website:

http://www.go2guy.biz/resources.html


***** BLAINESWORLD BEST AWARD *****

This week, it goes to Monica Hester--the person who helps
me with various activities (including proofing this newsletter).
In addition, she is the person you may well have spoken
to on the phone.

Monica first began working for me shortly after I moved
to Asheville.

She has been a godsend. She is efficient, friendly, extremely
organized and full of common sense, as well as a great resource
for what's available in the community.

In her "spare" time, Monica spends as much time  as can with her
family, which includes two boys, two pets (a dog and a gecko) and
one husband   . . she  also volunteers at her boys' school.

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2. FYI

I always learned a lot about beauty and art at Penland, but I learned
much more that year from jeweler Ken Bova, a faculty member. One day
he pulled from his wallet a piece of well-folded old paper. On it he had
listed goals he developed while considering an earlier career change:

1. Have fun.

2. Make Money

3. Provide for the future.

4. Contribute to the field.

5. Meet new people.

6. Travel.

7. Have leisure time.

8. Learn.

9. Teach what I learn.

"What I've learned is that if some project or opportunity meets four or more
of these criteria, it is always successful in some way. Three or less and
it's usually a bust," he explained. "For example, if some event allows me
to make money, travel, and learn, but that's all, I come home feeling So
what? I made no new friends, didn't have fun, didn't contribute anything,
and just spent four days traveling to someplace I didn't really get to know.
I feel my energy was misplaced."

The clarity I had found at Penland made me think about how I was--or
wasn't--tying together vision, goals, and action, so once I got home, I
created my own criteria for making decisions:

1. Gut. Do I feel heaviness or lightness when I think about saying yes?

2. Fun. Will doing this help me consciously enjoy life, savor it, and live
it fully?

3. Learn and teach what I learn. Will I grow intellectually, emotionally,
physically and spiritually, and be able to pass on that learning?

4. Relationships. Will I make new friends and be reminded of the value
of my current and long-term relationships?

5. Commitment to family. Can I minimize time away from home or take
my family with me?

6. Contribute to the field. Do I believe this project adds to the general
knowledge of my art and chosen discipline?

7. Meaning. Will doing this make a difference in my life or in the lives
of others?

8. Make money and provide for the future. Does this allow me to value
my work, time, and energy and help me be financially responsible?

9. Real. Will I be saying things that need to be said and that I truly believe?

10. Kindness. Will doing this truly help someone?

Now I make sure a potential project meets at least four, hopefully six,
of these criteria. You'll have your own criteria. Write them down. If a project,
job or opportunity doesn't meet your criteria, perhaps you should save
your energy, vision and passion for creating another kind of art.

We're all asked to do a lot of things. We probably say yes to things that we
wish we hadn't. Here's your four-part challenge: (1) Create your list. (2) Fold it
up into a tiny square. (3) Put it in your wallet. (4) When someone calls and
asks you to embroider 400 handkerchiefs with a full-color flag of Albania
or make 900 brownies in the shape of book mobiles for a librarian convention,
put them on hold, pull out your list to decide if those activities meet your
criteria . . . and enjoy having more spare time for the things that do pass
the test.

SOURCE:

LIFE IS A VERB (see also Sections 4C, 10 and 11) by Patti Digh

FYI, part 2

THANKS to the many readers who submitted ideas to a recent
question on what was the best way to swallow pills . . . among
the responses:

* Kandi in Arizona:
 
I had the same problem you are having. Now,  I break my vitamin pill in
half and take one half with breakfast and one half with dinner. My doctor
gave me that tip. Also, I  look for liquid vitamins/nutrients whenever
possible, like the omega 3's or I try to find sub-lingual (dissolves
under the tongue) as a nice alternative to taking a bunch of pills. I take
liquid calcium/magnesium, and I take sublingual Vit. B12.  I know you
can get the fish oil, omega 3s in liquid form. You can then add it to your
salads, protein drink or whatever works for you. 
 
There are many alternatives to taking meds and vitamins in pill form. 
Ask any compounding pharmacist.  They specialize in custom making
prescriptions for people and animals that cant/won't swallow the medicines.   
They make reams, shampoos, gels, suppositories, sublingual trophies,
transdermal patches, liquid syringe drivers, clicker pumps, etc  . . . even
lollipops to deliver just about any kind of medicine into your system. They
can also make it several different flavors to disguise the taste of the medicine
if need be. Tuna for cats, apple for horses, grape for kids, etc. Many 
compounding pharmacies carry the alternative type of "over the counter"
vitamins, minerals, nutrients, or will order them for you. It's expensive
to have something compounded, but they can give you good suggestions 
on how to remedy your swallowing dilemma with your over the counter
vitamins.  

* John in Pennsylvania:

Can't help with the actual swallowing problem: however, I would strongly
suggest taking the liquid fish oil of the best, toxin free, fish oil on the market.
If you follow any of the top anti-aging and heart doctors in the country--Dr.
Steven Sinatra, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Ron Rothenberger, etc.--they all
recommend Carlson's Fish Oil. Tastes great (lemon or orange flavored). Take
one to two teaspoons/day. At two teaspoons per day, a bottle should last
90 days. Problem with many of the capsules is they contain high levels
of mercury and other toxins. Carlson's is from Norway and has the absolute
highest standards of purity. I buy mine from amazon.com for the best prices:

http://tinyurl.com/yg6u762

* Pat in Pennsylvania:
 
I recently had a colonoscopy done and all was fine. However I was getting
pain when I swallowed. Not in my throat but down at the stomach level just
below my ribs. It was a weird, dull kind of pain . . . so they did the camera
test down my throat.
 
And it seems they found that I contracted a massive bacterial infection in
my intestinal tract. They said I had ingested this through food or something
I drank. They gave me a packet of four pills to take 2Xs a day for two weeks.
I went back today for a  follow-up test with the camera, and they said all is fine.
When they first showed me about this condition,  they also showed me pages
and pages of other patients who had this similar illness. Something called
Helicobacter pylori, They said it' all over and lots have been getting it. It's not
an illness where I can say I had major pain. Some bloating, but what really
brought this out was the pain when I swallowed. For more information,
please click:

http://tinyurl.com/ylrlad7

* Bruce in New Jersey:

As far as Mr. Curious is having trouble swallowing . . .

The first thing he must do is check with his doctor to make sure there
is nothing neurologically wrong causing the swallowing difficulty. Unfortunately,
my late sister did have a problem and just ended up with the wrong doctor
with the surgery she needed. However I'm not saying Mr. Curious will need
surgery,   It may be something as simple as buying a liquid solidifier to retrain
the throat to swallow correctly.  

* Barbara in Pennsylvania:

On the easy way to take any pill or pills . . . eat something and get it well
mashed and right before swallowing, put the pill or pills in your mouth
and get it or them inside the mush and your throat will open to allow all
to pass.
 
I could "never" take any pill when I was a child. My mother had to smash it
and put it in applesauce. Then as the years passed, there were capsules
that couldn't be smashed so putting (it or them) in food or a cookie or a bite
of cake "makes the medicine go down: . . . quite easily I must add!

* Marilyn in Arizona:
 
My cousin told me that she uses tomato juice or V8 juice because she
was having problems with large pills and for some reason the juice
helped them slide down easier. An added benefit: You get extra vegetables
with the V8 juice.
 
Another thought that I use is to consciously relax . . . almost like a
meditation or relaxation . . . because when I think about all the pills
and size I feel my throat closing, but since I have started the relaxation
and breathing process first I don't seem to have the problem.

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3. What's important

With Bible in hand,  my friend Jim read to his high school religion class,
“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave
to his wife.” 

Jim paused for the message to sink in. He then asked, "From this Scripture,
what do we learn is important in marriage?”

A student blurted out, “Cleavage.”

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4. Reviews

A. COUPLES RETREAT got poor reviews, but I found myself surprisingly
enjoying it . . . it's about four couples who embark on a journey to
a tropical island resort . . . they soon discover that they are
required to participate in couples therapy and thus have less time to jet
ski, go to the spa, etc. . . . Vince Vaughn had the original idea of the
film . . . he also stars in it and as always, is funny playing the
cool (in his own way) guy that must deal with such problems as a shark
bite that's little more than a scratch . . .  his perennial sidekick, Jon Favreau,
also had me laughing . . .  I'll perhaps most remember it because of
the location: Bora Bora . . . it was beautiful and now Cynthia wants
to go there . . . rated PG-13.

B. Out on DVD is WHATEVER WORKS, written and directed by
Woody Allen . . . it's a comedy about an eccentric New Yorker
played by Larry David who meets a young girl, Evan Rachel
Wood
, and how their relationship becomes convoluted as
a result of entanglements with other friends and family
members . . .these include characters played by Patricia Clarkson
and Ed Begley Jr., both of whom are quite funny in their respective
roles . . . I enjoyed the film, but then again, I'm an Allen fan (and of David's
work, too) . . . if you like either or both of these individuals, you'll
like WHATEVER WORKS . . . otherwise, stay away . . . rated PG-13.

C. I recently had the pleasure of hearing Patti Digh, author of LIFE IS
A VERB (see also Sections 2, 10 and 11), speak about her book . . . she
told how she came up with the idea for it when her stepfather
died just 37 days after being diagnosed with cancer . . . it
got her thinking:

* If I had thirty-seven days left, would I spend my time cleaning the attic,
purging computer files, or attending committee meetings? Would I have
passed on my stories to my children and friends, or would I spend those
days regretting not having time to do so? Am I living fully now, or am I
waiting until after the kids leave for college or my annuity matures or the
Colts move back to Baltimore? It will be too late then.

So she eventually started blogging, coming up with funny and
often moving life stories that illustrate the six core practices
that you need to follow to live without regrets--regardless of how
many days you have left:

* Say yes. How can you live a "yes, and" rather than a "yes, but"
kind of life?

Be generous. How can you give (and receive) something more
valuable than money or things?

Speak up. How can you stand tall, yet give up your attachment
to being right?

Love more. How could adoration (of yourself and others) revolutionize
your life?

Trust yourself. How can you choose who you spend your time with?

Slow down. How can you pay attention and stand still in a world moving
at warp speed?

Day shows you how to accomplish each of these by a series
of interesting action steps at the end of each chapter . . . with
respect to joy:

* Put on some music and dance like a five-year-old for two minutes.

Then get out your journal and write for three minutes (without pause,
without raising your pen from the page or checking for spelling or grammar
and all those other things that inhibit the flow of ideas) in response to the
following question: What brings me joy?

After three minutes, read what you have written.

Now for three minutes, write a brief description of the dance that would
best demonstrate that joy. Be as detailed as you can in describing the
physicality of that dance. How would you move in the world to express
that joy?

Then write for two minutes on this question: What keeps me from dancing
that dance?

She also accompanies that with a specific movement activity; for example:

* For the next thirty-seven days, when you find yourself about to proclaim
the unworthiness of someone's outfit or way of being in the world, stop.
When words that reflect judgment are on the tip of your tongue (How silly!
How ugly! How inappropriate!), pause for three seconds. Reframe those
words of judgment into positives (How joyful! How unique! How colorful!),
and say to yourself: What a wonderful way of being in the world! What an
interesting cultural norm! I really must find out more about that! Practice
being curious, not judgmental.

Reading LIFE IS A VERB was a real joy for me . . . I had to stop
often and think about the many points that Digh was making and,
also, I had to pause to enjoy the artwork in the book . . . that's
a story in itself . . . the author asked the readers of her blog to submit
artwork for possible inclusion, initially only planning to use 37
pieces . . . it turns out that she was so impressed that she used
the 120 submissions that she received.

D. Heard KITCHEN PRIVILEGES, a memoir written and read by Mary
Higgins Clark
.

For those few who don't recognize the name, she's a prolific author
of suspense novels--many of which I've enjoyed . . . yet I was curious
as to what made her tick; hence, my interest in this book.

She grew up during the Depression . . . when her father died,
Mary's mother opened the home to boarders and placed a sign
next to the front door that read: "Furnished Rooms. Kitchen
Privileges."

Her family struggled to make ends meet . . . and she did, too,
when her first husband died leaving her a widowed mother of five
young children . . .determined to make a career for herself, she
turned to writing.

And that was the best part of the book . .  I found myself
pulling for her, even as she went some six years and forty
rejections before getting her first story published.

My only regret is that I would have liked to have seen more
of her life after she became a successful writer . . . this
book only takes readers through her first bestseller, WHERE
ARE THE  CHILDREN? . . . a follow-up effort is definitely needed.

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5. TV alert

A. THE LEAGUE is a new comedy about fantasy football, which
follows a group of armchair quarterbacks as they try to tackle
life . . . Thursday at 10:30 p.m. on FX.

ON SAME CHANNEL:

Turn-in at 10 p.m. to watch IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA,
one of my favorite comedies . . . you can even watch past episodes
online by clicking:

http://www.watchitsalwayssunny.com/

B. TELL THEM ANYTHING YOU WANT: A PORTRAIT OF MAURICE
SENDAK is a documentary aboutcelebrated children's author and
illustrator Maurice Sendak. Best known for his book WHERE THE WILD
THINGS ARE, the endearing and often cantankerous Sendak tells his
story--one that offers a glimpse of the genius and hardships that helped
shape the books that have influenced generations of children . . . Friday
at 8 a.m
. on HBO2.

***** MR. CURIOUS HERE *****

You see the WILD THINGS film? Is it something that you liked
and do you think other adults would? If you saw it with a child,
I'd also be interested in the person's reaction.

C. UGLY BETTY promises to have a funny episode when Betty
writes about the worst jobs in New York . . . to do so, she
dresses up as a giant wiener and performs an outrageous Bollywood
musical number. . . Friday at 9 p.m. on ABC.

D. Watching FEARFEST will enable you to spend Halloween with hours
and hours of creepy classic, ranging from the original HALLOWEEN
to a digitally restored NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD . . . Saturday
on AMC, beginning at 7:30 a.m.

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6. What's the difference?

A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a sheriff's deputy. He
thinks that he is smarter than the deputy because he is a lawyer from New
York
and is certain that he has a better education then any cop from the
south. He decides to prove this to himself and have some fun at the
southern deputy's expense.

"What for?" says the lawyer.

The deputy says, "You didn't come to a complete stop at the stop sign."

Then the lawyer says, "I slowed down, and no one was coming."

"You still didn't come to a complete stop," says the deputy. "License
and registration, please."

The lawyer says, "What's the difference?"

"The difference is you have to come to complete stop, that's the law.
License and registration, please!" the deputy repeats.

Lawyer says, "If you can show me the legal difference between slow down 
and stop, I'll give you my license and registration, and you give me the ticket.
If not, you let me go and don't give me the ticket."

"That sounds fair. Please exit your vehicle, sir," the deputy says.

At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts beating the
living hell out of the lawyer and says, "Do you want me to stop or just
slow down?"

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7. Websites

A. THANKS to Donna in New Jersey (see also Section 1C) for sharing
this clip on identify theft:

http://www.wimp.com/goodsamaritan/

Even if you think you know what you're doing, methinks you'll
learn from this . . . I know I did.

B. If you don't know what double talk is, you'll get a kick out
of viewing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cdyKjl7hbE

This reminds me of my all-time favorite comedian who did this,
a guy by the name of Al Kelly . . . anybody (other than my brother)
ever hear of and/or see him? 

If you'd like to listen to Kelly on Milton Berle's radio show, please
click and wait until about the 8-minute mark:

http://tinyurl.com/yfsfynh

C. BLAINESWORLD, the website, remains up and running . . . to view
it, please click:

http://www.blainesworld.net

If you'd like friends and/or relatives to join you as a subscriber to
BLAINESWORLD, just have them go to the bottom of the homepage
and look for the "Special Offer" . . . or here's another way . . . forward
this entire newsletter (so they can see what they'll be getting) and tell them
if they'd like their own FREE subscription, send an email to: bginbc@aol.com
and put SUBSCRIPTION in subject line.

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8. Computer tip
 
Posting on Facebook, Twitter, etc. can be dangerous . . . for example,
did you know that a recent study by Harris Interactive found that 45%
of the employers they questioned are using social networks to check out
job candidates before hiring them? That’s a pretty significant percentage.
But here’s an even more surprising number: 35% of those employers decided
not to offer a candidate a job because of what they found on an applicant’s
social networking page.
 
Also, social networking is a dream come true for identity thieves--millions
of people sharing endless amounts of personal information right out in the
open. According to PC World, 33% of social network users have at least
three pieces of information posted that could lead to identity theft.
 
For a lot more useful information on this topic, click the source document:

http://tinyurl.com/yfq8fad 

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9. Clunker math (make sure you see MY TWO CENTS at the end)

A bored statistician has been busy again.

A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons a year
of gasoline. A vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 480 gallons
a year. So the average clunker transaction will reduce U.S. gasoline
consumption by 320 gallons per year.

"They" claim 700,000 vehicles, so that's 224 million gallons/year. That
equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil, which is about 1/4 of one day's
U.S. consumption. And 5 million barrels of oil costs about $350 million
dollars at $75/bbl.

So this means: We all contributed to spending $3 billion to save
$350 million. How good a deal was that?

There's even better news on the horizon. The same folks who came up
with the clunker program are busy tackling our health care problems!

MY TWO CENTS:

While the above is funny (at least to me), it's mostly false . . . to understand
why, please click:http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/clunkers.asp

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10. A quote I like

We all deserve to have fun, live large, and be ridiculed by less
imaginative people existing under the erroneous assumption
they get extra credit for being prudent and safe. If I recall correctly, the
death rate for people who play it safe and for people who live boldly is
the same: 100 percent.--Patti Digh in LIFE IS A VERB (see also
Sections 2, 4C and 11)

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11. Thought for the day 

You can tell I REALLY liked LIFE IS A VERB (see also Sections
2, 4C and 11) by Patti Digh, as evidenced by the fact that
the following passage makes it four times I've cited the book
in this week's newsletter:

One afternoon a few weeks after Emma started first grade, I picked
her up from school and drove to my husband's bookshop to say hi.
When we pulled up, John ran out to see us, leaning in the car window
to give her a kiss. "How was school today, buddy?" he asked.

"I had my first test today!" she exclaimed brightly. (How wonderful, I
thought. A whole lifetime of testing has opened up for you!)

What was our first question to her?

"How'd you do?" (Yes, let's get straight to the bottom line.)

"I got 30 percent!" she proudly shouted, a huge grin on her pixie face. The
body language between me and John was unmistakable. Oh my Lord, we
were both thinking, she's an idiot. She'll never pass first grade, we'll have
to hire tutors her whole life, she won't get into college . . .

My first impulse was to say. You must feel terrible, but by some miracle
I stopped myself. Instead I asked, "How did that make you feel?"

"I got some right!" she burst out without hesitation, so proud of her
accomplishment.

Wow. What a fantastic way of looking at the world.

I'm not suggesting we aim for 30 percent, but why don't we stop
to celebrate the successes we do have?

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12. Advance planning department

* BuxMont Coalition for Peace Action is proud to sponsor renowned
author David Swanson, whose latest book is Daybreak--Undoing the
Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union, at a speaking
engagement on November 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m. at Bucks County
Community College
in Newtown, PA.  For more information,
please send an email to: cfpabuxmont1@aol.com. 

* Jack Dorsey, Twitter Creator, Co-Founder and Chairman
at Talk,Taste, Twitter . . . a Networking Reception, then presentation
By INVITATION ONLY

Sponsored by:
The NJ Small Business Development Center & The Mercer Regional
Chamber of Commerce

Wednesday, November 4 from 3-5 p.m. (reception only)
The College of NJ, Ewing NJ
$20
Light hors d'oeuvres will be served.

To register:www.sbdcnj.com

or call 609.771.2947

Then we'll move to Kendall Hall
5:00 p.m. for Dorsey's keynote presentation

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED by Nov 3
No Walk-ins Accepted. No Exceptions

* Linda in Pennsylvania:

Please join us for an informal discussion of Jodi Picoult's book, My
Sister's Keeper
, on Thursday, November 5th at 12:30 p.m. in the
Lower Bucks Campus Library in Bristol, PA. The book discussion
is sponsored by the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library.

* Janet in New Jersey:
 
JOIN US IN A WEEKEND EXPERIENCE OF SELF DISCOVERY AND
SOUL CONNECTION AND PURPOSE
 
Nov. 7 & 8 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Soul Shamanism 101, Waking Up to Soul, Self, Purpose 
 
Oasis for the Soul, 18 Bank Street Morristown, NJ 
 
Sign up and pay in full by 10/31, receive discounted rate of $275, two or
more together only $220 each. $325 for all after 11/1.
 
Please join Shaman Janet StraightArrow for this life-changing class. Times
are challenging and sometimes confusing, but together with Janet, you will
connect to your inner self in ways  that will help you see the blessings
in every situation and the answers to your questions. For more information
and/or to register, please click:

http://www.oasisforthesoul.com/

* Caren in Pennsylvania:

The Bucks County Community College Print Club will be holding
a printmaking workshop for the college community to create "paper
prayers" in conjunction with the annual exhibition in the library gallery.
The workshop will take place in Hicks 106  from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

The club will provide paper, ink, miscellaneous materials and refreshments.
Open to anyone!

* Kohlhepp Investment Advisors (the fine folks who handle my investments)
invite you to a FREE seminar:

Financial Crisis: One Year Later

When: Thursday, November 12, 2009

Where: Spring Mill Manor, 171 Jacksonville Road, Warminster, PA 

Time: 7-9 p.m. (presentation begins at 7:30 p.m.)

One year after the financial crisis, we'll take a look at the past year and talk
about what’s ahead.

You are invited to bring a friend or another couple with you. Seating
is limited so we ask that you please RSVP no later than Friday, November 6th
by calling 215.340.5777.

Light refreshments and dessert will be served.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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PS. Happy Halloween . . . .to celebrate the occasion (kids and grandkids
will like this, too), put on your sound and please click:

http://www.pyzam.com/tictactoe

Also, please join me in praying that we soon get our remaining soldiers
back from Iraq and Afghanistan . . . and that peace comes to Israel
and her neighbors. . .  make it a great week, too!

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