My car broke Friday night and had to be towed in. This morning, I got the quote to repair: more than the car was worth! Now, a mad scramble ensues as I'm dropping my wife off at work and using her car. Call the credit union and get pre-approved, shop around for inexpensive cars (good luck) available for immediate purchase. Have a deal all lined up - dealer finds that the car has a recall and parts unavailable, can't sell me the car. Work other dealerships with Internet and phone. Make the deal, go pick up wife and drive her back to the dealership to pick up her car. Find money in the budget to pay a new car loan; wife completely unhappy. Have to have insurance information to dealer within 24 hours. Etc., etc... Handling a crisis is called crisis management; the trick is to balance a lack of resources, a lack of hard information, and a severe lack of time to make something work. We wonder why people have heart attacks and ulcers...
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The Integrated Man Video Podcast - S2E50: Interconnectedness
Where we apply the concept of the Integrated Man to the entire Universe.
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The Integrated Man Video Podcast - S2E49: Treachery, Deceit, and Villainy
Where we look at how people bring evil into the world.
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The Integrated Man Video Podcast - S2E48: What I'm Thankful For (our 100th episode overall!)
Our Thanksgiving episode where we list what we are thankful for.
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Dear All,
I had a stroke on 11/5 and spent a week in the hospital. I am doing well, but will need surgery in the coming weeks; please continue to pray for me.
Thanks,
-John.
We're going to a local zoo tomorrow - haven't been there in a LONG time. I'm looking forward to it, I find it peaceful. If you have a nearby zoo, consider visiting it soon if you haven't been there in a while. :-)
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The epic tale of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" has a moral to the story: at the end, after crying "wolf!" falsely and laughing at the woodsmen who comes to "save him", the wolf really does appear and now the woodsmen don't respond to his cries for help. We are seeing that in today's society: these hyperventilating, mouth-frothing, extremists have been screaming that it's "the end of democracy" or "everyone's a racist, bigot, -phobe, (insert whatever here)", or "the climate is going to implode in 12 years" are in for a rude awakening. The wolf is November 8th.
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