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Our city currently has a water use ban in place- no watering of lawns or flowers, no car washing, and so forth. We’ve had a dry few months and water levels are low, so it’s a move that makes a lot of sense, even if it means that my opium poppies pansies are dying and [...]

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Could you survive without your cellphone?
If you had asked me this one year ago, I would have answered with a resounding “No!”. My addiction to mobile technology ran deep. I was a

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Wow, has it really been over two months since I last posted here? I had not planned on dropping off the face of the blogosphere but, to quote that rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Alanis Morisette, life has a funny way of sneaking upon you when you think everything’s okay. Life got [...]

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I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the most frugal guy on Thrifty Street, but I don’t like paying for things I don’t use. That’s why I don’t have a personal cell phone, and it’s why I refuse to buy a melon baller in spite of all that flashy advertising from Big Melon. And lately, cable [...]

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Most people know the importance of having mentors and role models in business, particularly for those at an early stage of their career. While I don’t dispute that such people are important, sometimes its even more important to have the exact opposite- a rival, an antagonist, or even a nemesis. Or, as I like to [...]

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