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Entries for February, 2012 in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
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Lent is kicking my hee-haw sound maker
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
I have mentioned before that I attend a men’s seminar at my parish on Wednesday mornings at 6:00 in the morning. It is early and every Tuesday I think, “But I really want to stay up and watch Southland.” I ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Way back there somewhere in my research or a friend’s recommendation, I came across a marketing genius. He is bald, wears yellow glasses, has a big nose, a distinct voice, and keen sense of knowledge. His books are not your ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Not that this ought to be the only reason to have children, but just another great benefit of having little kids around is the humor and laughter brought by their living. Today is a wonderful example of life. My oldest ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
As a former teacher I think it is so cool to see former students that are providing goods and services in local area. Two of my former students are in creative agencies, another that I didn’t teach but was a ...
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Ashes, ashes, ashes, we all fall down
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Lent is upon us. It is my favorite liturgical season with my most favorite being Easter. Why? Simple. No Resurrection, no Christianity. We went as a family to our parish last night for Ash Wednesday Mass. Fr. Bob, the Yoda ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Keeping up with leadership articles, I was pointed in the direction of two. In a Fast Company article, Bob Frisch answers Shawn Parr’s thoughts regarding culture and strategy. It is an interesting dialogue that is trying to find out what ...
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Kerosene, canned fruit, jugged water, batteries
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Over the weekend, I read some articles on the woes of Greece. Something like half of sub-25 years old are unemployed, 25% of businesses have closed up shop, and bartering has become a means of exchange. It got me wondering ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
76 mm The best 3” X 3” ever discovered is the Post-It Note. Art Fry with 3M invented it in the early 1980s and it has stuck around for 30 years! “Style, Sex, and Substance” can be found here. If ...
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Did you hear? Each citizen needs to get a new car.
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
I figured, since it appears our administration is taking orders for personal products that I would go ahead and give a post mentioning some things I think would be peachy. As being a human being, we have a freedom called ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
It must have been about three or four months ago that I watched a video series talking about “Economics in One Lesson” by Henry Hazlitt. In the world of economics, it is considered a classic of sorts. Some economists hate ...
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Nothing says “I love you” like…
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Go ahead and finish the sentence. What are the ways you have told your beloved “I love you”? I don’t really have a strange way of showing love. Some would knee jerk and respond, “How dare I?” But love is ...
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Have you heard of my new sport I invented?
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Like all games, a team must score more sprints to win. There is an offense and a defense. The offense has to go to a mark on the ground called home discoid. In order to score a sprint, the offense ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
I am a quote guy. Just about every book since my undergraduate days is underlined. The less markings typically mean I enjoyed the book less. Here are seven of the many underlined I found in the short Frederic Bastiat work, ...
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"Those old funny-looking white guys wearing red hats in Rome..."
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
They are everywhere and you have probably read or heard them recently in some form or fashion. I see it applied when non Catholics critique my Faith and when atheists are on the receiving end of so-called evangelical attempts, I ...
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A response to Edith Ann's HHS mandate post
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
As I was cruising around the blogosphere, I came across this post. I hope to clear up some misunderstandings. I have boldened her words. She deserves to be boldened for she is the Queen of Victoria blogdom. “Someone somewhere started ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Wow. What a Superbowl huh? Great game. Great plays. Great ending. Enough of that. I am getting close to finishing one of the best books on Christian marriage I have read. Being written post “Theology of Body” and other Bl. ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Life has much to be thankful for, what are some good things you are grateful for in the recent past? I have a couple of simple ones. My foot hurting reminds me that 1000s of years ago I would probably ...
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At least I was the first in something
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Crack. Bruise. Swell. Pain. Tear. Motrin. If I had a word cloud over my head, these are the words you would see. Sometime during the 12.5 miles over at Brackenridge Main Event Center and park grounds, I must have landed ...