DrFrank 1% vs 99%: Capitalism has been hijacked by greed. For the last couple of decades, capitalism has been primarily benefiting just 1% of our population. Q: Are you pissed with politics? I am too, but don’t make the mistake of thinking, "Politician’s just don’t get it." The reality is that conservative politicians are getting exactly … Read more
LYBD? LiveYourBestDreams.com is one of my core websites. When I decided LYBD should have a logo. My thought process went like this: a square with the letters LYBD inside, two letters up and two down, stacked (blue sky with sunshine coming through the letters) or the same but with a sunrise background and black letters … Read more
Why I Left Network Marketing: A quick explanation… Comment: It’s possible you arrived at this blog post because you were redirected from one of my old network marketing websites. I apologize if the information you might have been searching for is no longer available. I attempted to create wealth for myself, my family and friends … Read more
Shoot and edit your video with or without a computer. Great fun! Give Steven Spielberg a run for his money. SONY Prosumer Video Studio DHR-1000 SONY Digital Video Cassette Recorder (DV/MiniDV editor) GV-D300 SONY Digital Video Cassette Recorder (MiniDV) PVM-14M2U SONY Trinitron Monitor DCR-TRV900 SONY 3CCD miniDV Handycam SPC-DVF2 SONY Handycam sports (submersible case) VCL-ES20x2 … Read more
When I was a teenager, I lifeguarded and taught swimming at the YMCA in Ottawa. When the Health Club manager was away, I was asked to fill in for him. It was a strange experience. Background: My father had a Ph.D. in chemistry and ran the RCMP’s crime labs. My mother was a nurse, seamstress … Read more
What is natural gas fracking or fracking for natural gas? Fracking is a, commonly used, short way of saying or writing hydraulic fracturing. Wikipedia‘s descriptive first sentence is: Hydraulic fracturing, often called fracking, fracing or hydrofracking, is the process of initiating and subsequently propagating a fracture in a rock layer, by means of a pressurized … Read more
Tycoon? I’m not even close, but frankly, becoming a wealthy tycoon was never on my list. Yesterday morning, I was speaking to someone on the phone, who imagined I was a tycoon sitting in a grand, plush office. He asked, "What are you looking at right now?" In my home office, the views are: out … Read more
Q: What on earth is an induction wok? A: It’s tasty stir-fry made easy High-Frequency Electromagnet + Magnetic Cast-Iron Wok = Yummy Background: My stove uses traditional heating elements. I’ve always been fascinated by induction cook tops. My daughters and son gave me a portable induction ‘burner’ a couple of days ago. Yesterday we picked … Read more
"We, Not Just Me" I was channel surfing when the words "collective good" grabbed my attention. Ends up, the author of a recent book was being interviewed. Thomas Friedman, co-author of ‘That Used To Be Us’ is an American journalist who has won the Pulitzer Prize three times. The reason Thomas Friedman’s words, "collective good" … Read more
I lived in Regina Saskatchewan from 1958 to 1965 (ages 9—16). Home was the RCMP’s Depot Division, we just called it the RCMP Barracks. Depot Division has been training RCMP recruits since 1885. My father was in charge of the Crime Lab, that day’s version of today’s CSI. As a kid I spent many days … Read more