Who knew. A friend just asked how I am and I realized that I’m frightened. I have never never never been frightened, even through some quite dramatic and frightening experiences.

So much for google’s automatic ad placements . . . and if you have a Wells Fargo loan, or are thinking of doing business with them, you may want to read this article.

Dual citizenship is something I’ve thought about for many years, given that my ancestors are from Germany and from Ireland, a country/people that I love. Now, with the real estate crises in the U.S., I may have to retire elsewhere in any case . . .

After spending a few months search for a “full time” job (whatever that is these days), I gave in and started saying yes to every project that came my way . . . Guess what . . .

There is a general place in your brain, I think, reserved for “melancholy of relationships past.” It grows and prospers as life progresses, forcing you finally, against your better judgment, to listen to country music.

How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science and Everyday Life

Wayne Dyer mentioned on one of his TV shows that we no longer can use genetic disposition as an excuse to do or not do anything as current research indicates that we can change our DNA. A recent study, reports National Geographic News, indicates that “Breathing in polluted air may wreak havoc on our DNA, reprogramming genes in as few as three days and causing increased rates of cancer and other diseases.”

Too many people. Too much trash. Where are dead hybrid car batteries going to go? We are looking at something over 6 MILLION CUBIC YARDS of rubbish.

Jack Canfield recommends Success magazine . . . the current issue features Mr. Canfield and Michael J. Fox.

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat: “James Madison peers into the window of the empty Santa Rosa home, quickly calculating numbers in his head . . . a week earlier, the owner lost the home, unable to pay the mortgage any longer.”