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10 Things Americans Have Suddenly Stopped Buying!

Posted by Benton on Jul 30, 2014 in All, Fascinating, Humanity, Real Life | 0 comments

I read this interesting article this morning penned by Brad Tuttle with Money Magazine. Some of these 10 Things may surprise you – others probably not! (Can you say …. Chef Boyardee?) America is just not the clean-shaven, gun-buying, soda-drinking, Chef Boyardee-eating place it used to be For a variety of reasons—including but not...

I UBER’d today! (and really LIKED it!)

Posted by Benton on Jul 2, 2014 in All, Fascinating, Hard to Believe!, Real Life, Technology | 0 comments

I’m a UBER rider! Go figure! Many might think I’m risk-averse to trying new things especially something like UBER … but nope, needed the service and used it today. I have to say – I am incredibly impressed!! UBER is an ONLINE ride-sharing service that started in (where else) San Francisco and has broadened across...

61!

Posted by Benton on May 28, 2014 in All, Fascinating, Real Life, Technology | 0 comments

If you are a baseball fan, you may remember the movie – “61*” It is a 2001 sports drama film written by Hank Steinberg and directed by Billy Crystal. It stars Barry Pepper as Roger Maris and Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle on their quest to break Babe Ruth’s 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961...

5 Distractions that Actually Increase Productivity

Posted by Benton on Mar 18, 2014 in All, Fascinating, Real Life, Technology | 0 comments

OK … I saw this article this AM. Although I can agree with a little of it, the majority of it – I’m not so sure! I spend a lot of my not at work time reading about efficiency, productivity, organization etc. I’m just a big believer in WORKING TO THE MAX when I work and PLAYING TO THE MAX when I play. (Tweet this Quote!) So finding...

I always like a “good” story!

Posted by Benton on Nov 22, 2013 in Entertainment, Fascinating, Humanity, Real Life | 0 comments

I may get criticized here because there are MANY MANY George Jones fans in this world. I just didn’t happen to be one of them because his vocal style just didn’t bring what I called music to my ears! SORRY! However, being a 37+ year resident of the Nashville area and seeing country stars at intersections, grocery stores and malls, I did...

My gosh – HERE is some talent!

Posted by Benton on Jul 10, 2013 in Entertainment, Fascinating, Hard to Believe!, Real Life | 0 comments

My wife and I enjoy some of these talent discovery shows from reality TV these days. Some annoy us but the incredible amount of talent in our world is finally getting their time in the spotlight who otherwise might go unnoticed. Music moves me like nothing else. When you put a sensitive pianist with a voice that is "spot-on" in tune...