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¿Of course, you know I was referring to euchre, right?

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Having a hard time selecting a christmas gift for a niece or nephew or someone who is going through challenging times, please consider

PHYSICAL TRAITS 

Honor Thy Temple

In case you want to start your diet before the Christmas Holidays or recover from your Thanksgiving feast, this will get you off to a start.

CHARACTER TRAITS

The Foundation for Being Extraordinary

Don’t wish, take some meaningful action every day to make your dreams come true.

SOCIAL TRAITS

Getting Along with Others

If you want peace in your life:

LEARNING TRAITS

Growth Keeps You Extraordinary

It is so important to see and hear what is actually there and not what you want to be there.

MISCELLANEOUS 

The Odds & Ends of Being Extraordinary

Ever wonder what is the key to happiness, well here it is.

SELF-HELP BOOKS

Great Again

by Donald J. Trump

Whether or not you like the next President of the USA, I think you should read his plan, if you wish to be informed.

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

Scrooged

Staring Bill Murray

This 1988 film is a modern update on The Christmas Carol classic and well worth watching.

MUSIC OF THE WEEK

I love today’s world, but I am so grateful I was around in 1962 for music like this.

Loco – Motion

Little Eva

LAST WEEK’S POLL – Goal Setting

     

28% – I set specific goals that are objectively measurable

21% – I have wishes like stay in closer touch with my friends, but nothing specific

19% – I don’t bother with setting goals for myself

17% – I periodically monitor via action plans, my progress on accomplishing my goals

15% – I set specific goals and develop action plans to accomplish those goals

And here are the results of last year’s poll:

25% of you have wishes, but nothing specific

22% of you set goals that are specifically measurable

19% of you monitor via action plans your goal accomplishment progress

17% of you don’t bother with goals and another 17% set specific goals and develop action plans.

THIS WEEK’S POLL – Unfriending

ART OF THE WEEK

Stonehenge

Stonehenge’s ring of standing stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the first bluestones were raised between 2400 and 2200 BC, although they may have been at the site as early as 3000 BC.

One of the most famous landmarks in the UK, Stonehenge is regarded as a British cultural icon. It has been a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1882 when legislation to protect historic monuments was first successfully introduced in Britain. The site and its surroundings were added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in 1986. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage; the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.

Stonehenge could have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. Deposits containing human bone date from as early as 3000 BC, when the ditch and bank were first dug, and continued for at least another five hundred years. (Source: Wikipedia)

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE

Ed Turowski

There are extraordinary people all around us, we just have to learn a little about the people who we come across to realize just how extraordinary many people are.

I met Ed in the very early 1980 and did busy with him off and on until he passed away in 1997.  He was a fantastic guy, a good honest business man who took pride in his work.  He was the type of person that made America great.

Ed’s father died when he was just four years old. In WWII he was a SEA BEE in the U.S. Navy.  The SEA BEEs were a combat construction unit, responsible for tasks such as underwater piping to fuel naval vessels and airplanes.

THIS WEEK’S JOKE

Which fluffy white pet do you think said, “There is only room for one fluffy white pet”?

BLOG & FACEBOOK

My thanks to Ek Rxasta, Kittens, Humans & Tommy, Mess Up Dress Up, and Quill, Parchment & Tanya, who started following my blog (Currently 119 followers) and  Sheen & Trish, who liked my Harmony Books & Films Facebook page (Currently 181 likes).

MY BOOK

Looking for a Christmas gift for someone, perhaps you will consider my book.

If you enjoyed my book, why not say a couple of words about it in an Amazon evaluation.

My book is available on-line from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  The Kindle version of my book is $4.95.

http://www.amazon.com/Tired-Being-Ordinary-Are-You/dp/0990388697

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/im-tired-of-being-ordinary-are-you-wm-allen/1120528064?ean=9780990388692