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Activating your Creative Mind
This is something I wrote May 11, 2007, and I’ve “revived” it (hopefully my creative mind too!) 🙂 Part 1 You are looking at the computer monitor right now and reading this article. Now let’s go through a process of looking at things a little different. I will ask some questions. Any answer will do,…
How Vietnamese nail salons got their start in America
I never realized that there is an actress named Tippi Hedren who was in the movie The Birds, and who was an inspiration to Vietnamese people who then went on to create their nail salon businesses and beauty schools. When she helped some refugees who came over around the time of the fall of Saigon…
Overcoming procrastination is part of most New Year’s resolutions
I think everyone experiences the feeling that they are procrastinating sometimes. That’s often just because the path to completing something or moving forward with something is not clear. I got a couple of New Year’s resolutions. First, I don’t want to drink alcohol anymore. I never really had a problem with drinking a lot, but…
The water in our body comes from everything
How Many Water Molecules Are in Your Body? The human body is about 60% water by weight. If you weigh around 185 pounds (~84 kg), that means: ~50 liters of water, or ~50,000 grams of water How Many Molecules Is That? One mole of water (18 grams) contains ~6.022 × 10²³ molecules (Avogadro’s number). So:…
Are you superstitious about numbers?
When you’re presented with a set of numbers or you have to choose one, are there certain numbers you avoid? For me, I tend to do the opposite. I often lean toward the number that makes me feel a little uneasy — the one with some negative association. If 13 is considered unlucky, I’ll pick…
Bought a New Car
Well, I finished my trip around the world, and I was in Los Angeles for a month without a car. I rented a car and I decided it’s better. I go ahead and buy something! I’ve always heard that buying a car can be one of the most expensive things a person can do because…
