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June 26, 2006

Thirty Billion Dollar Buffett Buffet

Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, announced over the weekend he was giving Bill Gates’ foundation $31 billion dollars, thus creating a charitable buffet like no other in history.
With $61 billion dollars in the till, the Gates Foundation will be able to do even more good in the fight to cure health and humanity issues the world over by creating a deeper dedication to healing the immense suffering in the urban human core and in bringing hope and satiety to smaller rural communities in Africa and Asia.

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June 18, 2006

Bill Gates Buys a Life

I am a Bill Gates fan. I think he is prescient. He is valuable. He blazes a bright path in the dark where others fear to tread.
He’s also smart enough to know nothing lasts forever — except for infamy and shame — and his decision to leave Microsoft on his own terms and on his own timetable demonstrates he knows how to do the right thing even if it may bring him personal heartbreak of purpose and insecurity of mind.

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May 30, 2005August 30, 2010

Central Park Saffron Gates

The unveiling of the ugly “draperies gates” in New York City’s Central Park was the epitome of what I call “Pretentious City Pretend Art.”

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Cardio Health Comes From Strength, Not Cardio
Good cardio health, to me, means lowering your blood pressure. You lower your blood pressure by working your heart in the right, most efficient, way. Weightlifting can build muscle, but just lifting heavy things is not always the best way to keep a predictable cardio result.
On Being Loose Under Tension
The enemy of strength, and endurance, is tension. When your body, and mind, are tense, the rest of your body stiffens, resists, and the risk of injury increases. The goal of a righteous Kettlebell routine is to be strong — and tense in all the right places — while also being loose in all the […]
Gaining Grip Strength
If you use Kettlebells to build arm, torso, and shoulder strength, please know you are building up your grip strength, too! Grip strength is important because it determines how many grocery bags you can carry at a time, how long you can hold onto your perilously hanging friend over the rocky cliff, and how many […]

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