"That particular sense of sacred rapture men say they experience in contemplating nature- I've never received it from nature, only from. Buildings, Skyscrapers. I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York's skyline."
- Ayn Rand
A quick look at the 'terms of service” for commenting on Huffington could give anyone the impression that they have landed in Wonderland as opposed to Dorothy's Oz.
On my last full day in D.C. I had to catch the National Museum of Art. Again. This is part two of my last full day.
So join me in cramming a full-day activity into a few hours. Feel the panicked rush to try to take it all in one last time.
Did I mention there's nudity?
It would appear that the "Powers To Be" have just been waiting for the chance to implement the mandatory use of Full Body Scanners at every major Airport... Can't you just picture Dick Cheney making this statement to all the...
Are Americans in need of parental figures to guide them through the complexities of life?
On a day when some of these same homophobes who are marching in their "No Gays Need Apply" parades will be dressed in brightly colored clothes, descend on bars in droves getting drunk and hanging all over other men then possibly end up on their knees in a toilet stall, they are hardly in a position to judge others on their behavior as being socially undesirable.
In one sentence, the strategic narrative of the United States in
the 21st century is that we want to become the strongest competitor and most influential
player in a deeply inter-connected global system, which requires that we invest less in
defense and more in sustainable prosperity and the tools of effective global engagement.
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I got a call from a recruiting Sgt. at work. He said "Why don't you join the Army boy?" My response was "No thanks, I'll take my chances with the draft." That was the wrong thing to say to a recruiting Sgt., only two weeks later I got my first draft notice in the mail.
There are three elemental areas of business – any business
The three elements are:
Sales
Operations
Finance
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