CURRENT EVENTS
First Presidential Debate
Monday, September 26, 2016 from 9-10:30 p.m. ET
Moderator: Lester Holt, Anchor, NBC Nightly News
Source: Thos. Robinson/ Getty Images
At least a week before the debate, Lester will select six major topics that will get 15 minutes each. He will ask a question about each topic, and then each candidate will have two minutes to respond. He’ll then fill the rest of the time with follow-up questions.
Here is another reminder, not nearly as important as the Presidential Debate reminder, but you will have a chance to speak to various authors, including myself on Sunday, October 23 at Leon & Lulu in Clawson, MI. For more info, including the authors that will be there, click on the link below.
http://www.leonandlulu.com/events/books-authors/
PLEASE CONSIDER COMMENTING
Please consider leaving a comment, I’m curious about what you think. I have from 100 to 200 people view this blog each week, but very few comments.
PHYSICAL TRAITS
Honor Thy Temple
CHARACTER TRAITS
The Foundation for Being Extraordinary
SOCIAL TRAITS
Getting Along with Others
Think about the people you associate with, are they lifting you up or dragging you down?
LEARNING TRAITS
Growth Keeps You Extraordinary
MISCELLANEOUS
The Odds & Ends of Being Extraordinary
If only we could all believe this.
SELF-HELP BOOKS
Steal Like an Artist
By Austin Kleon
If you wish to be extraordinary, this fun to read book is worthwhile.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK
Back to School
It is the back to school time of the year, so what better way to get into the swing of the school year than by watching this terrific film.
When I taught at a local university, I used to have my management students write a report on all the good business practices they observed in this movie.
This movie is both informative and entertaining. I feel one without the other is not a good use of one’s limited time on earth.
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
We need more of this, oh how we need more of this today. I feel so fortunate to have been around during these times.
Daydream Believer
By The Monkees
LAST WEEK’S POLL – What is your party preference?
Out of the nine parties you could vote for in last week’s poll, here are the results:
41% – Cocktail Party
23.5% – Democratic Party
23.5% – Republican Party
6% – Libertarian Party
6% – Marijuana Party
THIS WEEK’S POLL – Should a photo ID be required to vote?
ART OF THE WEEK
Mona Lisa
I think we are all familiar with Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
The following my not be true, but rumor has it that after the painting was finished, Da Vinci and Mona Lisa held a celebration and here is a photo taken by a paparazzo.
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies.
At the age of sixteen, his first business venture was a magazine called Student. In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores. Branson’s Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic and expanded the Virgin Records music label.
In March 2000, Branson was knighted at Buckingham Palace for “services to entrepreneurship”. In July 2015, Forbes listed Branson’s estimated net worth at US $5.2 billion.
THIS WEEK’S JOKE
BLOG
Thanks to Kelly & Samantha, for commenting on last week’s post. I urge you to let me know what you are thinking via a blog comment.
My thanks to 84 people following my blog and Ann, Cindy, Harmony, Maureen, Mike & Junko, who liked my Harmony Books & Films Facebook page (Currently 99 likes).
If you think this blog has any merit, please pass it on to your friends. Hopefully, more of you will continue to share this blog with others. My thanks to Antoinette, Carol, Joanne, Linda & Susan, for sharing my post last week on Facebook.
MY BOOK
If you are one of the 100 to 150 people who have read my book, please consider posting an evaluation of it on Amazon.
My book is available on-line from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. The Kindle version of my book is $4.95.
http://www.amazon.com/Tired-Being-Ordinary-Are-You/dp/0990388697
http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Im-Tired-Being-Ordinary/Wm-Allen/9780990388692?id=6429711012885
Harmony Books & Films, LLC 
I, for one, always look forward to your posts, even if I might not always be the first to read them. This week, you managed to capture exactly my thoughts when it comes to eating chocolate and or basically anything else (your image for Honour Thy Temple).
Keep it coming, Bill! 🙂
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Thank you Samantha for the encouragement.
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It is fun and informative as usual. Not surprised the Cocktail Party won! Glad Mona let down her defenses!
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A totally impartial opinion on the quality of my blog 🙂
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By your just mentioning Rodney Dangerfield’s movie in your post, I’m smiling 🙂 That was his effect! Have a nice weekend, Wm.
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I taught a management class at a local university and one of the assignments I gave out as a term project was to identify all the management techniques in that movie, “Back to School” 🙂 Thanks for going so far back in my blog, that is a major compliment.
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