Archive for October, 2007

Rover Stuck on Mars?

NASA scientists had to solve a relatively common problem hear on Earth with the Rover on Mars. What do you do when you are stuck in the sand? Anyone who has ever raced off road or owned a 4X4, dune buggy or ATV understands these issues. There are many trucks to getting a vehicles unstuck […]

Letting Go and Letting Be

In Corrogue it is frosty.
The earth is hard and unyielding. This reminds me of how our hearts often become. They become cold and we ourselves become frosty. The flow of our energy is blocked. "The soft animal of our body" which is mostly water becomes hard, unmoving and unyielding. […]

Perfecting Your Pitch

Why should you describe your business to others in 5 to 10 seconds?
How long do you think you have to get anyone’s attention? 5 minutes? 2 minutes? 30 seconds? It is actually 10 seconds. I know it does not seem like a long period of time but you will be amazed what you can say […]

As The Primary Caregiver, Should I Journal My Feelings About Alzheimer’s Disease?

Being a caregiver is stressful and difficult. It involves contradictory feelings, thoughts and frustrations. When you have to care for a loved one who has Alzheimer’s, you have to be patient, talk with a calm voice and never "talk down" to your loved one.
Journaling your thoughts and feelings will definitely help you cope with the […]

Make Your Customer Your Friend

The simplest way to describe a ‘durian’ (pronounced doo-ree-ann) is to say it’s a yellowish-green fruit about the size of an mid-sized watermelon. It has a thick skin of spikes, and a rich bitterish-sweet fruit.
Known as the King of Fruits, it emits an overpoweringly pungent smell that lingers on for days, hence it’s an item […]