Secure The Source

Protect the headquarters. Strengthen the soul. Strengthen the foundation. Watch the root. Get to the center. Start at the beginning. Focus on the core. Find the origin. Who are the parents? Who is the president? Keep an eye at the highest level. Look for the problems at the above. The above is usually at fault. Solve them at the above or use them to solve related problems. Minimize the chances of trouble. The above is usually the start of trouble. Maintenance is required. Everything is at attention. All parties at the above must satisfy their subordinates to maintain peace. Common knowledge. Common wisdom. Nothing new to learn. A review on daily life.

Throwback Blog: A Second Look At 2015

Blogger's Note: Throwback blogs are blogs from my past. I start posting past blogs reflecting what I wrote. It's like my "A Second Look" blogs for which I give myself feedback.

Today's throwback blog is titled A Second Look At 2015 written on Dec 17, 2016. These are the top 18 blogs in 2015. All of the feedbacks are true today. The general feedback for the feedbacks is I practice them today. An additional feedback for the feedback 4. A Sample Of Changes Everyday is I see more people losing natural beauty as they naturally age. I reiterate 6. I Define Self-Respect for which people with problems don't respect themselves. I remind responsible adults 14. Accept The Daily Adult Living. I could have slowed down multiple times during my Self Job Training Graduation Analytics Research Technology; on the other hand, it took me nine years and two months to complete. Regardless, 17. Yes Slow Down eat breakfast, eat lunch, eat dinner, sleep well, and pace accordingly are great to slow down.

It's the time I look back at my 2015 blogs to give myself feedback. The goal is the same as past second looks: relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and correcting errant blogs. These blogs are also the 2015 best blogs.

There are 18 blogs for A Second Look 2015. There were 17 blogs for A Second Look 2014 and 11 blogs for A Second Look 2013. These 18 blogs are spread throughout the year. The breakdown: Jan has 3, Feb has 1, Mar has 3, Apr 1, Jun 2, Jul 3, Aug 1, Oct 3, and Nov has 1. I continue my second looks in Dec because I want a full year to think about my past year.

I provide the title and link to the original blog, date, summary, and my feedback. Enjoy!

Blog Title: 1. Exercise Your Body From Head To Toe Inside And Outside
Date: Tuesday January 6, 2015
Summary: Use it or lose it. Use your abilities physically, mentally, and emotionally. Otherwise, you lose them.
Feedback: The blog is another way to say maintain your body inside and outside.

Blog Title: 2. My Spirituality Discovery
Date: Sunday January 11, 2015
Summary: Reading my personal bible once a week and sleeping seven nights a week are my spiritual discoveries.
Feedback: The next job my spiritual practice sleeping is a weekday priority. I admit I haven't read my personal bible weekly for months. Ironically, I have been productive completing my responsibilities one at a time. No rushing. Minimize stress. I pace myself. Fortunately, I remember most of my personal bible I recite at times I need encouragement.

Blog Title: 3. Go Get My Life
Date: Saturday January 31, 2015
Summary: Getting a life requires working. A good life is not given on a silver platter. Be responsible. Don't take life for granted.
Feedback: I wonder if I wrote the blog in 2007, then I tell myself I'm full of shit. 2007 was the year I took all my successes and fortunes for granted. The blog above is I'm a man of my word today sincerely and truthfully. I continue learning new job skills. I workout at the gym. Moreover, I'm retired from anime. I say goodbye to anything and to anyone holding me back. I have more free time to earn a good life.

Although my past contract job ended up nowhere, I continue doing what I wrote. No wasting time. No jerking around. No taking my life for granted. Work and earn.

Blog Title: 4. A Sample Of Changes Everyday
Date: Friday February 27, 2015
Summary: I wrote four life changing samples humans experience. They were beauty, jobs, climate, and computer.
Feedback: Quoted for emphasis. Our looks change as we age. Many of us find another job. The weather patterns are changing. Technology innovates every day. Most changes are beyond our control.

Blog Title: 5. Work Sat Mar 7, 2015
Date: Saturday March 7, 2015
Summary: I drove on the carpool lane solo to work on Wed Feb 25 and Thur Feb 26 because there were two car accidents in those two days.
Feedback: I never drive on the carpool lane solo for the rest of my life regardless of time. I never drive on the carpool lane solo between the minutes before the carpool time starts and the minutes after the carpool time ends. Why? A police officer pulled over three solo drivers minutes before the carpool lane time ended on Thur Feb 26. I was lucky I merged out of the carpool lane.

Blog Title: 6. I Define Self-Respect
Date: Thursday March 12, 2015
Summary: My self-respect definition is live a good life. Take care of yourself. Be active. Avoid situations where you're uncomfortable.
Feedback: Here is another blog I wonder if I wrote the blog in 2007, then I tell myself I'm full of shit. To repeat, 2007 was the year I took all my successes and fortunes for granted. Self-respect is controlling more of your life. I want to control more of my life. I want to be in my driver's seat. Be professional. Avoid anything and anyone holding me back. Self-respect requires strength, courage, intelligence, and desire. Sometimes self-respect includes saying good-bye.

Blog Title: 7. My Girlfriend's Ultimatum Or Her French Black Dress
Date: Sunday March 15, 2015
Summary: The blog is from a dream. It tells me how to make my lover happy. Also, for the record, my lover must make me happy.
Feedback: Be the best. Never take my woman's love for granted. I want to be the person not to get the French Black Dress. Be strong. Be smart. Improve. Show the world the woman is happy being with me.

Blog Title: 8. Never Give Up Finding The Ultimate Happiness
Date: Saturday April 11, 2015
Summary: There is a human being meant to fall in love with another human being.
Feedback: The bullshit blog theme continues. I wonder if I wrote the blog in 2007, then I tell myself I'm full of shit. To repeat, 2007 was the year I took all my successes and fortunes for granted.

I believe it today. I'm always working on finding my ultimate happiness even when I'm unemployed and living with my parents. A lover makes happy life happier and sad life bearable. There is someone out there who's a match. There are an infinite amount of different people including geeks, boring people, introverts, book lovers, adventurers, wine lovers, and preppers.

Blog Title: 9. The Past Caught Up With Me
Date: Wednesday June 10, 2015
Summary: The problems I ignored in the past are affecting me in the present. Some of the problems included living a boring life and poor job skills.
Feedback: Checkpoint. How am I doing solving my past problems? They're a work in progress. I need more time. I'm optimistic my hard work catches me up what I missed pays off soon.

We live with problems. Nobody lives a life problem free. Carefree, worry free, and lazy people ignores problems. Eventually the problems come back in a negative way.

Blog Title: 10. My Manifesto Jun 11, 2015
Date: Thursday June 11, 2015
Summary: I wrote eight promises to live a good life. Some of the promises included get a job, live independently, and no hoarding.
Feedback: I need more time to accomplish the one shot goals. The indefinite promises are continuing accomplished.

Blog Title: 11. Top Ten Life Lessons From The Beatles
Date: Wednesday July 1, 2015
Summary: The ten life songs from The Beatles are Getting Better, You're Going To Lose That Girl, Here Comes The Sun, Something, Carry That Weight, We Can Work It Out, The Long And Winding Road, I've Got A Feeling, Get Back, and Let It Be.
Feedback: I repost to remind myself and my readers.

Blog Title: 12. Independence
Date: Friday July 3, 2015
Summary: The day I declare myself living independent is coming soon.
Feedback: Here is a 2015 bullshit blog. On the other hand, I wrote it on Independence Day weekend. Also, I have been repeating myself throughout 2015 my current life situation. In other words, duplicate blogs on how I'm getting better. Is it okay? I remind myself by repetition.

Blog Title: 13. Did I Make A Difference?
Date: Tuesday July 7, 2015
Summary: I recognize the people who helped me, taught me, and corrected me. I don't know how to pay back my debts for their assistance.
Feedback: I want to make a difference to other people. I have big debts to pay back. It's a question of when. I live my live in the driver seat. There are people who take a ride with me for which I make a different to all my passengers.

Blog Title: 14. Accept The Daily Adult Living
Date: Tuesday August 4, 2015
Summary: Strength, courage, flexibility, maturity, professionalism, and a grown-up behavior are required to live the adult life. No day is the same. Expect to be always behind in something. Be prepared for emergencies. Accept new challenges. Always meet new people. Stay active.
Feedback: Here is a good summary to live a good adult life; although, sometimes there are bad times. Nobody lives a 100% perfect easy life. Sometimes we must say no.

I see myself the life I described above as an adult. I hear stories and witnessed myself other people living the adult life above. Unfortunately, some of the adults do a poor job living the adult life. I live my adult life responsibility and intelligently.

Blog Title: 15. What I Learned Finishing CERT Academy Training?
Date: Wednesday October 7, 2015
Summary: One of the two concepts I learned was schools plant the seed. The responsibility to learn more and to become an expert is you. Don't take knowledge for granted. Never stop learning. Continue training. Continue refreshing. Innovate infinitely.
Feedback: Good parents encourage their children to infinitely learn. There's school vacation. There's no learning vacation. Continue learning something, anything. Likewise for adults. It's normal for a working adult to relax after a long day's work. Rest is required. No problem. Find some time in a calendar work week to learn something new. The learning can be job related or life related. The repetition is learning something new and reviewing something existing. Repeat infinitely.

In particular, the CERT 21 hour training planted the seed, started the motion what to learn and what to review, and continued learning. Similarly, I'm following the CERT self-learning attitude to learn Python, VBA, CSS, and JavaScript. There is so much to learn books and videos scratches the surfaces to become an expert. It takes time.

Blog Title: 16. Today I Want To Talk About Adventure
Date: Thursday October 8, 2015
Summary: Adventures are required to live a good life.
Feedback: Good adventures means a good life. Good stories attract good people or meet new people. Good stories mean a life without boredom. I have something to say. I don't have to stay something. Nobody wants to hear boring conversations.

Blog Title: 17. Yes Slow Down
Date: Friday October 9, 2015
Summary: Listen to your body. Get rest when you're tired.
Feedback: Eat your breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals daily. Never skip meals. I want to repeat. Sleep, take a breath, and pace yourself are all important.

Blog Title: 18. All The People In My Life
Date: Tuesday November 10, 2015
Summary: I ask myself the people I met in the past are doing better today. I want to be part of a group of people living a good life.
Feedback: I must make the blog true. My bullshit blogs end here. I don't take past people who helped me, shared their knowledge, and spent their time with me for granted. The next time these past people see me I'm a better Raymond Mar. I prove it to them. I prove it to the world. I nominated the blog for the blog of the year if there was an award.

Full Information Acquired

A person feels good when everything is fully understood. All information acquired. The person has the knowledge. The truth is known. All lies are called out. The feeling is free. Relaxation. Relief. Acceptance. It's like small claims court television shows. The judge knows the facts. The judge issues a judgement.

Regardless, the person must keep the door open. Investigations, research, job assignments, plans, due diligence, and learning are examples. New information can be discovered. The full information is incomplete. Mistakes are made. Changes are made. New opinions are expressed. Circumstances alter the knowledge. Facts are questioned. Always keep the eyes, ears, sound, taste, and touch senses open for anything new.

Innovating Common Knowledge Blog Posts Count Silly Analysis

Here is an analysis of all the blogs I posted broken down by a variety of dates from Aug 2005 to Dec 2022.

Aug 2005 was the first month and year I wrote blogs. 2009 was the most blogs I wrote with 131. There was free time during the Great Recession. 2008 was the fewest blogs I wrote at 64; however, starting in Sep 2008, I wrote 14 blogs in Sep 2008 and 10 blogs in Oct 2008 because I was lost in Sep 2008 and I grew up in Oct 2008. The changes were immediate. I wrote two blogs in Nov 2008 and two blogs in Dec 2008 because the changes occupied all my time. I can say the 131 blogs written in 2009 made up for the lack of blogs written in 2008.

I wrote my 1,000th blog in Nov 2015. I realized I achieve 1,000 blogs if I wrote nine blogs a month for a total of 108 blogs a year in a consistent manner in Sep 2013. I reduced my writings to seven blogs a month from May 2016 to Nov 2019. I choose to write a minimum of 100 blogs a year starting in 2020 on Dec 2019. Sep 2016 and Dec 2016 were the exceptions six blogs were written in those months.

Year	Blog Count	Percentage Blogs Each Year
2022	108	6.48%
2021	101	6.06%
2020	101	6.06%
2019	85	5.10%
2018	84	5.04%
2017	84	5.04%
2016	90	5.40%
2015	108	6.48%
2014	108	6.48%
2013	109	6.54%
2012	83	4.98%
2011	75	4.50%
2010	100	6.00%
2009	131	7.86%
2008	64	3.84%
2007	75	4.50%
2006	106	6.36%
2005	54	3.24%
Total	1,666	100.00%

I wrote the most blogs on the weekends.

Day Of Week	Blog Count	Percentage Blogs Each Day
Mon	230	13.81%
Tue	203	12.18%
Wed	235	14.11%
Thur	228	13.69%
Fri	180	10.80%
Sat	293	17.59%
Sun	297	17.83%
Total	1,666	100.00%

Breaking the number of blogs written by months is useless starting in Sep 2013 because I wrote consistently every month thereafter. Also, no blogs were written between Jan 2005 and Jul 2005. Regardless, here is the breakdown by month from Aug 2005 to Dec 2022.

Month	Blog Count	Percentage Blogs Each Month
Jan	152	9.12%
Feb	135	8.10%
Mar	134	8.04%
Apr	140	8.40%
May	125	7.50%
Jun	134	8.04%
Jul	133	7.98%
Aug	128	7.68%
Sep	149	8.94%
Oct	151	9.06%
Nov	134	8.04%
Dec	151	9.06%
Total	1,666	100.00%

However, Jan is the month I wrote the most focusing on the years 2006-2012. I wrote double digit blogs in Jan 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2011. The Feb month I wrote double digit blogs in 2006, 2009, and 2010; however, the remaining Feb years I wrote five or fewer blogs. First year 2005 is excluded because I wrote blogs from Aug to Dec.

2006-2012 Months	Blog Count	Percentage Blogs Each Month
Jan	67	10.57%
Feb	54	8.52%
Mar	51	8.04%
Apr	51	8.04%
May	46	7.26%
Jun	53	8.36%
Jul	54	8.52%
Aug	40	6.31%
Sep	58	9.15%
Oct	58	9.15%
Nov	45	7.10%
Dec	57	8.99%
Total	634	100.00%

There is no surprise I wrote the most blogs on the 30th day. I posted 46 blogs on the 30th day or Day Number 30 from 2014-2022. No other Day Number surpassed 40 blogs posted from 2014-2022.

I wrote the most blogs on the 2nd day or Day Number 2 for the first five days or from Day Number 1 to Day Number 5 of each month. I made sure I wrote at least one blog per month. There are no months with zero blogs written.

Day Number	Blog Count	Percentage Blogs Each Day
1	52	3.12%
2	64	3.84%
3	54	3.24%
4	56	3.36%
5	52	3.12%
6	55	3.30%
7	63	3.78%
8	56	3.36%
9	57	3.42%
10	54	3.24%
11	39	2.34%
12	58	3.48%
13	51	3.06%
14	50	3.00%
15	54	3.24%
16	59	3.54%
17	56	3.36%
18	54	3.24%
19	44	2.64%
20	53	3.18%
21	52	3.12%
22	40	2.40%
23	50	3.00%
24	53	3.18%
25	63	3.78%
26	54	3.24%
27	54	3.24%
28	57	3.42%
29	49	2.94%
30	71	4.26%
31	42	2.52%
Total	1,666	100.00%

A Second Look At 2016

It's the time I look back at my 2016 blogs to give myself feedback. The goal is the same as past second looks: relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, correcting errant blogs, and sharing changes. These blogs are also the 2016 best blogs.

There are 11 blogs for A Second Look At 2016. There were 18 blogs in 2015, 17 blogs in 2014, and 11 blogs in 2013. I reduced the number of monthly blog postings from 9 to 7 starting in May 2016. Eight of the 11 blogs were posted in the months between Jan to Jun. The three remaining blogs were posted in Aug and Nov. I continue my second looks in Dec because I want a minimum one year to think about my past year.

I provide the title and link to the original blog, date, summary, and my feedback. Enjoy!

Blog Title: 1. Take The Time Cleaning And Organizing
Date: Friday January 22, 2016
Summary: There are positive benefits living in a clean residence.
Feedback: A person's or a family's clean residence is a sign the person or the family takes care of their surroundings. Moreover, a single person's clean residence is a sign of being a professional. Another sign of a clean residence is life free of clutter, waste, and anything toxic. Sincere effort is made for a clean life. Finally, a person who is bored or has free time should consider cleaning up something. Reorganize something. It's not boring. It's doing something better than doing nothing.

Blog Title: 2. Instant Bullets Blog Jan 25, 2016
Date: Monday January 25, 2016
Summary: Short paragraph blogs separated by bullet points.
Feedback: I want to emphasize some bullets points. They're "The Fairly Intelligent Fly" by James Thurber fable telling the reader there is no safety in numbers or in anything else, we should find time to refresh and relearn our skills since first responders are required to review consistently, don't be an old fuck, being physical now has long-term benefits, complementary relationships are long-term, true life experience is making mistakes and experiencing frustrations, and never skip meals.

Blog Title: 3. My Thoughts On Boring
Date: Friday February 19, 2016
Summary: I thought about what if I live a boring life.
Feedback: First, I removed the comparing myself with other in my daily life rules. We compare ourselves with other people. We should compare intelligently. We may realize our life is not as bad as we think.

Second, there are more people living boring lives than we believe. We see few boring people outdoors because most boring people stay indoors. Boring is a relative term. We compare ourselves who is boring and who is not boring. For example, a person with the latest and greatest goods may be living an exciting life. On the other hand, who needs the latest and greatest goods to live a good life? I drive a 12 year old car. My laptop is 10 years old. I have a small DVD collection and a tiny BD collection. The world has too many items to consume. Less is more. Live a happy life with sincere friends and a loving family is not a boring life.

Third, boring people choose to live a life minimizing harm. They live a life with safeguards and backup plans. A quiet life is a good life.

Fourth, Bill Gates' 11 Rules For Real Life Rule #7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Fifth, the process to success may be boring, may be routine, or may be dull; however, the end result is not boring. Most successful people say the process was not boring.

Sixth, I wrote a past blog on boring people titled Do Boring People Exist in Feb 2014.

Blog Title: 4. Throwback Blog: My All De Anza Review Blog
Date: Sunday February 28, 2016
Summary: I self-interviewed myself my years going back to school at De Anza College in 2009-2011.
Feedback: Even throwback blogs can be looked a third time. One question I asked myself was why I enrolled in Spring 2011 when I graduated in Winter 2011. I initially avoided answering the question by saying I learned something in my Auditing class.

The brutal truth was I didn't want to work. I still wanted to be a student. I wanted the freedom as a student. The job market was tough when I started searching for a job in Jul 2011. The job market 2011 was not the job market during my father's time.

Blog Title: 5. Work On Good Moments Happen To Good People
Date: Wednesday March 9, 2016
Summary: I shared all of the good moments in the present hoping for good moments in the future.
Feedback: I wrote eight blogs I personally called "self-pity" blogs using my daily job searching routines. I stop writing these self-pity blogs. I didn't need to defend myself what I do daily while unemployed. These blogs were a waste of time. These blogs reiterated learning new skills, hoping for the best, and working hard to achieve freedom. There was no need to remind myself. I bored the world with these self-pity blogs. The world waits to blog the end result which is freedom.

Blog Title: 6. My Miracle Is In Progress
Date: Monday March 21, 2016
Summary: My miracle achieving freedom considering my past life is in process.
Feedback: I consider myself lucky. I consider myself fortunate. I spent all my good luck points on who I am today. Also, I earn good luck points for how much I worked hard to be me today for tomorrow. I was weak. I was immature. Some may say I blogged another self-pity. My different perspectives are count my blessings, my naive life disappeared, and take personal responsibility. I forgive anyone and anything that hurt my past.

Blog Title: 7. Many Unemployed Jobs Searchers Like Me Are Frustrated
Date: Friday April 8, 2016
Summary: Unemployed people must blame the job search system.
Feedback: People who are neither laidoff nor fired don't know the job market today. Read between the lines on economic news. The economy is good; however, the job market is tough. I have been seeing full time direct company positions for which I applied. Time passes. These same positions are converted to contract position. Those who are working avoid entering the unemployment abyss.

Companies forgot how to hire the best candidates. Managers focus on recent experience and relevant knowledge. A candidate's character and small skills such as good communication and team player are all secondary. In the past, a candidate's character and small skills such as good communication and team player were primary because good job candidates learned on the job and learned outside the job if they needed extra skills.

Timing is everything. I have seen an increase in job openings days after President Donald Trump signed the new tax bill. Is the increase short-term or long-term? Time will tell.

Blog Title: 8. The Size Of The Pie Is Still The Same
Date: Thursday June 23, 2016
Summary: More people want a piece of the pie for which the size is the same. More people aren't going to get a piece.
Feedback: I said greed prevents more people getting a piece. Greed may not be correct. There is a finite amount of opportunities. Opportunities are key for people to be successful. Life has winners. Life has losers. There are good people who never achieve their goals because there are factors beyond their control.

The world population grows. The number of people increases faster than the number of increasing opportunities. It's like a factory producing robots. There are plenty of robots available. There is a limited about of demand for the robots.

Further, the rich people get richer. Money grows exponentially. Basic Finance 101. Investments earn interest over interest. The tax laws and business laws favor the rich.

Blog Title: 9. Top Ten Steve Jobs Quotes
Date: Wednesday August 3, 2016
Summary: I share more than ten Steve Jobs quotes. I learn from his wisdom; for example, "The journey is the reward" which is number one.
Feedback: I have a bias when it comes to Steve Jobs. I repost my favorite Steve Jobs quotes.

Blog Title: 10. Top Ten Life Lessons I Learned Watching Sports
Date: Saturday November 5, 2016
Summary: I posted life lessons I learned being a sports fan. They're curses are meant to be broken, rest, strong core, redemption, streaks and slumps, be professional, consistency, be calm, good coaching, and support.
Feedback: I want to add two more life lessons. The first is patience. Championship teams plan ahead. Championship teams don't win overnight. It takes time. Be patient. Mistakes are made. Lessons are learned. Successes are improved. Planning is writing down steps today for the successful tomorrow.

The second is winning includes forgiveness; on the other hand, winning can hide problems which may haunt the person or team in the future. All is well that ends well. Winning is powerful. Winning helps people heal from any hurtful past.

Consistency includes play your game. Play to your strengths. Play your comfort level. Play your style. Follow the game plan.

Blog Title: 11. Luck Is Part Of Life
Date: Tuesday November 15, 2016
Summary: The most successful people under appreciate luck and the least successful people over-rely on luck.
Feedback: Malcolm Gladwell wrote the book "Outliers". He wrote luck and opportunity are the reasons why some people succeed and some people don't succeed.

Another viewpoint. There are some people--good people--down on their luck. They're struggling financially trying to keep a roof under their heads, food on the tables, and gas in their cars. People should be lucky and should be fortunate if they have all three. Count your blessings. Take none of them for granted.

I play Mahjong. An experienced player knows the best ways to win; however, if he or she doesn't get the tiles, then the knowledge means nothing. Mahjong is like all games played. Some luck is involved. Players rarely discuss luck openly.

Finally, it's better to be lucky than smart. Agree or disagree?

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I Blog, You Comment Nov 4, 2017

A message to everyone feeling tired. Get extra sleep immediately. The best comments are below.

My parent's former neighbors The Shermans past away. The husband past away in Apr 2017. The wife past away in Jul 2017. The husband reminded me never stop learning in a person's senior years. Never Stop Learning Lesson Emphasized Because One Of The Shermans Past Away blog reminds everyone use your brain every day.

My parents continued learning in their retirement years. On the other hand my in-laws stopped learning. I can tell who are sharp and who aren't sharp as time continued. -- Heather Sparks, Lynn, MA

My children called out on me losing my memory. Forgot my keys. Forgot the time to pick up my grandchildren from school. Then I started spending more time reading books, taking walks. I started watching less television. I could think again. -- Eugene West, Greenfield, IN

I questioned What Is Believe. Anything we do must be done. Common examples include earning a degree, winning a contract, and becoming a champion. Do we really need to believe we succeed?

I emphasize believe everyday coaching my high school women sports. They must believe in themselves. Some of my players have no parents. I must tell them to believe so they can believe in themselves. --Joyce French, Buffalo, NY

You know I think back to raising my kids. I believe I never mentioned believe when I taught them life lessons. --Connie Bates, Jacksonville Beach, FL

Anyone that tells someone to believe in yourself doesn't know how to teach. --Melissa via email

Believe is important. People who believe in themselves have confidence. --Andrea Alvarez, Mexico

A couple comments expressed fear their small cities are losing the small city feeling. I experienced a small city feeling in A Praise For Small Cities.

I blame the tech companies for small cities becoming big cities. My city used to have lots of open fields. Now these open fields are commercial buildings and high-density housing. The city is crowded. I never wanted to live in a crowded city. More people in public areas. --Devin Kim, Pleasanton, CA

I'm in my 70s. I have to concentrate harder on the road because there [are] more cars. Also, I'm sad these ma and pa stores I used to shop are closing not because of the big box stores. It's because of the internet. --Eva Floyd, WA

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I Blog, You Comment Jul 1, 2017

Happy Fourth Of July. Take advantage of the extended weekend to take a deep breath. Find time to take a deep breath during your time off for those who work during the extended weekend. Relax!

Many people praised my Top Ten Men Truths. Some boys never become men because they ignore the truths to be strong male human beings. Some adult males continue living without motivation to become men. They're big boys or big babies.

Number 3 (timing and luck) is my favorite. Some people live a successful life in part because life went their way. --Matt Davis, Rockville, MD

I showed my husband and my two high school sons your top ten truths. I hope the three of them learned something from them. Thanks! --Patsy Hawkins, Fort Walton Beach, FL

I see pictures on all my social media the 20s men are not men. They're naive living beings walking around with no care. I'm sad to say there are middle school aged boys with more maturity. --Clifford Peterson, Royersford, PA

I'm 51. Your top ten truths should be printed on every school textbook to teach the life realities. BTW, I my first kissing a girl I was 12. --Leroy Griffin, Jamaica Plain, MA

Enough with the political correctness. Let's get back to old school teachings. Tell the truth. Speak it straight. No cuteness. Life doesn't care about being nice. Life rewards those who live their lives to the fullness. --Jacky Smith, Encino, CA

Teachers, neighbors, and my fellow mom friends teach their children and students the inside is more important than the outside. Media the same. However, I agree with your number 2 inside and outside are equally important. I'm teaching my children a one up. Inside is important. So is outside. --Lois Franklin, Collegeville, PA

The losers have no motivation at all. They don't care about life. These men are not men. They are boys. Overgrown, overweight boys. They live life the wrong way being patient hoping life goes in their way ignoring their problems. They complain and take it out on others. I bet a million dollars these boys never kissed a woman. --Frances Tate, Baltimore, MD

I compared access to technology when I was a child and access to technology for today's children. I didn't have internet, cell phones, and a tablet when I was a child. Reflecting And Connecting Both Technology And My Childhood explains.

Many people, children and adults, are not using today's technology correctly. It seems, and it's my opinion, people are using technology to escape from today's stressful life. --Kelly Cole, South El Monte, CA

Technology is working. We can look up information quickly instead of going to the library. We're meeting new people outside our cities, states, and even countries. I'm embracing technology. Today's children have it made living the best life. Better than my life in the 1970s. --Mable Byrd, Lake In The Hills, IL

I agree technology is not connecting us closer. Technology is an escape. People are using technology to ignore their problems. They're not solving their own problems. --Ling Su, Onalaska, WI

When I was a child, I call my friends in the neighborhood. We socialize with each other making a mess in the backward, spraying our bodies with the water hose on hot days, and eating lots of cookies. What are today's children doing? Video games, YouTube, email. I have friends says my son. Have they visit our us. Na, that's okay, we're connecting with our phones and tablets. *shakes head* --Sonja Watkins, Conway, SC

I understood a life lesson some people disagree. I used to believe knowledge is more important than desire. I wrote Motivated To Do What I'm Doing motivation is more important than knowledge or "I will" is more important than "I know".

I'm a high school math teacher. Most of my classes I'm assigned are remedial. I see my students' faces during the beginning of the new school year they're dumb they don't know math. I have a poster saying willpower is more important than knowledge. I remind them routinely. At the end of the school year, some students' math knowledge improved the next year they're take normal math classes. How do these students graduate to normal math classes? Do they become smart? Yes, in a way. The correct answer is motivation. They were motivated to learn. It's hard initially. It's easier as the school year continued. --Sonja Watkins, Conway, SC

Many business owners we're not smart people. They had the desire to succeed. They were not smart in school. Their desire was the reason they're business owners, and that's smart people. --Eula George, Wilmington, MA

Book knowledge. Who gives a s**t! Anyone can learn something from a book. If you have the motivation to fill in the gaps what's missing in your life, then you're smarter than the 4.0 student. --Viola Torres, Japan
Yeah, I was like you in college. Motivation didn't help me study and score high exam scores. I needed the knowledge to study. Or I feel dumb taking the test. It seemed my bosses and executives were not smart. How did they become such high ranking people? One reason is common. Promote the least effective employee to do the least damage to a department for daily operations. The truth is my bosses and executives are motivated to learn, and the motivation impresses the high ups to promote them to managers and executives. Knowledge is a factor. Motivation is a higher factor. --Lee Fowler, New York, NY

People submitted feedback expressing sympathy when I became anti-social for the first time in my life. Much appreciated! I shared what happen in Anti-Social For The First Time.

Anti-social is temporary. I experience it many times. --iluvcookies, via email

My husband and I accept each of us wanting to be lonely. Anti-social. Leave me alone. Nobody bother me. One may think wives want alone time. Not for us. --Billie Knight, Staten Island, NY

Everything is going to be okay. I'm a regular reader. You're working hard for success. --Orville Bishop, Hammonton, NJ

Your blogs have recently a common theme: independence, finding a job, learning new skills, exercising. The anti-social feeling is telling you to stop for now. Get away. Do something different. --Jon Reyes, Fairhope, AL

If you have to take drugs for depression, then I worry about you. The anti-depression drugs [are] full of crap. It's the drugs companies profiting from people's sorrows. --Esther Davidson, Springboro, OH

It's all in the brain. Perhaps there's something in the brain causing anti-social. But since it's the first time in your life, no worries. If it happens many times, see a doctor.--Holly Harper, Ontario, CA

Don't worry. Everyone experiences some sort of emotional problems. Depression, anti-social, loneliness, fatigue. We're all humans. Take it easy.--Leo Copeland, Minneapolis, MN

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I Blog, You Comment Mar 4, 2017

I believe Election 2016 and President Donald Trump are the reasons comments decreased. Take a break watching the news. Read my readers' comments below.

Speaking of taking a break, I mentioned people are tired in Today I Want To Talk About Labor Day 2016. People forget how they work well. Multi-tasking is a lie.

I take a break by not watching the news. I shut of the news after Trump was elected President. So much free time sleeping. --Gertrude Burns, Whitehall, PA

New job policy at my company. Unlimited days off. Take a break when you need it. Morale is up. Productivity is up. Fortunately the honor system works. --Oscar Nunez, Richmond, VA

You Have Problems? So Do I was a blog telling everyone I have problems and you have problems. Nobody is alone when it comes to problems.

I felt better when I read your blog. I experienced too many problems since I was a teenager. I have a little bit more motivation to get better. --iluvcookies via email

I thought I am the only person with back problems and knee problems. I lost count the number of surgeries and physical therapy. I realized there are people with back problems and knee problems, not just back problems only or knee problems only. --Sandy Jenkins, Green Bay, WI

Divorced twice. My exs cheated on me. I went to therapy finally. She put everything in perspective. I'm not the only person with these exclusive problems. I can be a winner for the first time in my life. --Angel Davidson, Coachella, CA

The world always has problems. It has in the past. It has today. It will tomorrow. The best thing we can do is live a good life. The world needs one less person with problems affecting others. --Perry Carroll, Marion, NC

I was raised by my parents telling me life is full of problems. Live your life fixing your problems because you can't avoid problems. --Edward Boyd, England

Multi-tasking is full of sh**. How can a person juggle many problems at the same time? At work? No way. At home? Honey, I need help. Myself? Fix my knee problems, finances, and lemon Kia. Yeah, right. --Rita Patton, Nashville, TN

I was a smart 4.0 student in high school and college. Awesome. Nope. I learned book knowledge. I didn't learn life knowledge. I live on my own being an idiot who can't solve problems outside the classrooms. --Milton Wang, Rochester, NY

A shelter life equals ignoring problems. I'm paying the price at 40 years old. I don't know when I'm caught up or when I learn what I missed years ago or even decades ago. --Tabitha Underwood, Rockledge, FL

It's great we work hard to create something new. We must remember to maintain our lives. I remind myself in Maintenance Is Important As Innovating Infinitely. Find time for personal maintenance just like a car, a computer, and a home.

Sleep, shower, read a book, and brush my teeth are my daily maintenance. --Sheila Schneider, Ashburn, VA

I spend a minimum of two hours on a Sat or a Sun reviewing or learning new knowledge. It can be related to work or personal interest. --Kent Fuller, Australia

As a baseball coach, I remind my players to spend time maintaining themselves outside baseball. A great baseball player is well-rounded inside and outside the game. --David Edwards, Los Angeles, CA

Senior citizens reminisce their young years being outside in SOMT: Cities, Downtowns, Stores, Parties Meet People where they met people out of their houses. In contrast, many young people today isolate themselves with their electronic devices.

I remember the crazy conversations, pranks, avoiding the police, staying past 2am when I was in high school. I remember the partying, LSD, and trying something new just to try something new. That's living life. That's learning not in school. --Betty Banks, Norcross, GA

I met my wife at a social activity outside the home. My grandkids tell me they meet their dates online. That's not dating. --Curt Collins, Fayetteville, NC

Video games are making people dumb. Why? It's obvious. They're playing video games. For the love of your brains youths, go outside and stimulate it. Not in front of a TV. --Erika Frank, Crawfordsville, IN

Many people disagreed Luck Is Part Of Life. I blogged luck is a determining factor how we live our lives in the present. Sometimes our moments come down to good luck or bad luck.

I worked hard to become a professional lawyer. Luck didn't help me become a partner. Long hours, learning from my mistakes, and listening to my clients are the reasons I'm successful. --Paul Rose, North Bergen, NJ

I don't believe in luck. If something bad happened to me, then there was a reason. I analyzed what I did wrong. I wrote my mistakes. I corrected my mistakes. Success follows. No luck here. --Keller Schultz, Concord, NH

I'm a successful business owner. It's not luck. It's being smart. Making timely business decisions. Prepare for the future when the economy is going up and when the economy is going down. I have backup plans ready. --Melvin Jimenez via email

I teach my son and daughter luck is not a factor to become successful. I tell them luck isn't going to get them A's and B's in school. Study hard. --Jaime Nichols, Orange, NJ

I remember I wear my lucky ring when I needed luck. My father told me to not wear my lucky ring the next time I needed luck. I didn't, and I haven't since. I'm 35. No more lucky ring since I was 17. --Lisa Hansen, Reno, NV

100 is an approximate number of good luck moments. Winning contracts, winning a contest, etc. etc. I can't tell you how good luck and good fortunate helped me. --Wilbert Reyes, Portland, ME

Bad luck is my motto in life. I do everything right. I have little to show. And I have health problems requiring frequent visits to the doctor. My life is on pause too many times. My life is full of bad luck. --Steve Holloway, Milwaukee, WI

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A Second Look At 2015

It's the time I look back at my 2015 blogs to give myself feedback. The goal is the same as past second looks: relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and correcting errant blogs. These blogs are also the 2015 best blogs.

There are 18 blogs for A Second Look 2015. There were 17 blogs for A Second Look 2014 and 11 blogs for A Second Look 2013. These 18 blogs are spread throughout the year. The breakdown: Jan has 3, Feb has 1, Mar has 3, Apr 1, Jun 2, Jul 3, Aug 1, Oct 3, and Nov has 1. I continue my second looks in Dec because I want a full year to think about my past year.

I provide the title and link to the original blog, date, summary, and my feedback. Enjoy!

Blog Title: 1. Exercise Your Body From Head To Toe Inside And Outside
Date: Tuesday January 6, 2015
Summary: Use it or lose it. Use your abilities physically, mentally, and emotionally. Otherwise, you lose them.
Feedback: The blog is another way to say maintain your body inside and outside.

Blog Title: 2. My Spirituality Discovery
Date: Sunday January 11, 2015
Summary: Reading my personal bible once a week and sleeping seven nights a week are my spiritual discoveries.
Feedback: The next job my spiritual practice sleeping is a weekday priority. I admit I haven't read my personal bible weekly for months. Ironically, I have been productive completing my responsibilities one at a time. No rushing. Minimize stress. I pace myself. Fortunately, I remember most of my personal bible I recite at times I need encouragement.

Blog Title: 3. Go Get My Life
Date: Saturday January 31, 2015
Summary: Getting a life requires working. A good life is not given on a silver platter. Be responsible. Don't take life for granted.
Feedback: I wonder if I wrote the blog in 2007, then I tell myself I'm full of shit. 2007 was the year I took all my successes and fortunes for granted. The blog above is I'm a man of my word today sincerely and truthfully. I continue learning new job skills. I workout at the gym. Moreover, I'm retired from anime. I say goodbye to anything and to anyone holding me back. I have more free time to earn a good life.

Although my past contract job ended up nowhere, I continue doing what I wrote. No wasting time. No jerking around. No taking my life for granted. Work and earn.

Blog Title: 4. A Sample Of Changes Everyday
Date: Friday February 27, 2015
Summary: I wrote four life changing samples humans experience. They were beauty, jobs, climate, and computer.
Feedback: Quoted for emphasis. Our looks change as we age. Many of us find another job. The weather patterns are changing. Technology innovates every day. Most changes are beyond our control.

Blog Title: 5. Work Sat Mar 7, 2015
Date: Saturday March 7, 2015
Summary: I drove on the carpool lane solo to work on Wed Feb 25 and Thur Feb 26 because there were two car accidents in those two days.
Feedback: I never drive on the carpool lane solo for the rest of my life regardless of time. I never drive on the carpool lane solo between the minutes before the carpool time starts and the minutes after the carpool time ends. Why? A police officer pulled over three solo drivers minutes before the carpool lane time ended on Thur Feb 26. I was lucky I merged out of the carpool lane.

Blog Title: 6. I Define Self-Respect
Date: Thursday March 12, 2015
Summary: My self-respect definition is live a good life. Take care of yourself. Be active. Avoid situations where you're uncomfortable.
Feedback: Here is another blog I wonder if I wrote the blog in 2007, then I tell myself I'm full of shit. To repeat, 2007 was the year I took all my successes and fortunes for granted. Self-respect is controlling more of your life. I want to control more of my life. I want to be in my driver's seat. Be professional. Avoid anything and anyone holding me back. Self-respect requires strength, courage, intelligence, and desire. Sometimes self-respect includes saying good-bye.

Blog Title: 7. My Girlfriend's Ultimatum Or Her French Black Dress
Date: Sunday March 15, 2015
Summary: The blog is from a dream. It tells me how to make my lover happy. Also, for the record, my lover must make me happy.
Feedback: Be the best. Never take my woman's love for granted. I want to be the person not to get the French Black Dress. Be strong. Be smart. Improve. Show the world the woman is happy being with me.

Blog Title: 8. Never Give Up Finding The Ultimate Happiness
Date: Saturday April 11, 2015
Summary: There is a human being meant to fall in love with another human being.
Feedback: The bullshit blog theme continues. I wonder if I wrote the blog in 2007, then I tell myself I'm full of shit. To repeat, 2007 was the year I took all my successes and fortunes for granted.

I believe it today. I'm always working on finding my ultimate happiness even when I'm unemployed and living with my parents. A lover makes happy life happier and sad life bearable. There is someone out there who's a match. There are an infinite amount of different people including geeks, boring people, introverts, book lovers, adventurers, wine lovers, and preppers.

Blog Title: 9. The Past Caught Up With Me
Date: Wednesday June 10, 2015
Summary: The problems I ignored in the past are affecting me in the present. Some of the problems included living a boring life and poor job skills.
Feedback: Checkpoint. How am I doing solving my past problems? They're a work in progress. I need more time. I'm optimistic my hard work catches me up what I missed pays off soon.

We live with problems. Nobody lives a life problem free. Carefree, worry free, and lazy people ignores problems. Eventually the problems come back in a negative way.

Blog Title: 10. My Manifesto Jun 11, 2015
Date: Thursday June 11, 2015
Summary: I wrote eight promises to live a good life. Some of the promises included get a job, live independently, and no hoarding.
Feedback: I need more time to accomplish the one shot goals. The indefinite promises are continuing accomplished.

Blog Title: 11. Top Ten Life Lessons From The Beatles
Date: Wednesday July 1, 2015
Summary: The ten life songs from The Beatles are Getting Better, You're Going To Lose That Girl, Here Comes The Sun, Something, Carry That Weight, We Can Work It Out, The Long And Winding Road, I've Got A Feeling, Get Back, and Let It Be.
Feedback: I repost to remind myself and my readers.

Blog Title: 12. Independence
Date: Friday July 3, 2015
Summary: The day I declare myself living independent is coming soon.
Feedback: Here is a 2015 bullshit blog. On the other hand, I wrote it on Independence Day weekend. Also, I have been repeating myself throughout 2015 my current life situation. In other words, duplicate blogs on how I'm getting better. Is it okay? I remind myself by repetition.

Blog Title: 13. Did I Make A Difference?
Date: Tuesday July 7, 2015
Summary: I recognize the people who helped me, taught me, and corrected me. I don't know how to pay back my debts for their assistance.
Feedback: I want to make a difference to other people. I have big debts to pay back. It's a question of when. I live my live in the driver seat. There are people who take a ride with me for which I make a different to all my passengers.

Blog Title: 14. Accept The Daily Adult Living
Date: Tuesday August 4, 2015
Summary: Strength, courage, flexibility, maturity, professionalism, and a grown-up behavior are required to live the adult life. No day is the same. Expect to be always behind in something. Be prepared for emergencies. Accept new challenges. Always meet new people. Stay active.
Feedback: Here is a good summary to live a good adult life; although, sometimes there are bad times. Nobody lives a 100% perfect easy life. Sometimes we must say no.

I see myself the life I described above as an adult. I hear stories and witnessed myself other people living the adult life above. Unfortunately, some of the adults do a poor job living the adult life. I live my adult life responsibility and intelligently.

Blog Title: 15. What I Learned Finishing CERT Academy Training?
Date: Wednesday October 7, 2015
Summary: One of the two concepts I learned was schools plant the seed. The responsibility to learn more and to become an expert is you. Don't take knowledge for granted. Never stop learning. Continue training. Continue refreshing. Innovate infinitely.
Feedback: Good parents encourage their children to infinitely learn. There's school vacation. There's no learning vacation. Continue learning something, anything. Likewise for adults. It's normal for a working adult to relax after a long day's work. Rest is required. No problem. Find some time in a calendar work week to learn something new. The learning can be job related or life related. The repetition is learning something new and reviewing something existing. Repeat infinitely.

In particular, the CERT 21 hour training planted the seed, started the motion what to learn and what to review, and continued learning. Similarly, I'm following the CERT self-learning attitude to learn Python, VBA, CSS, and JavaScript. There is so much to learn books and videos scratches the surfaces to become an expert. It takes time.

Blog Title: 16. Today I Want To Talk About Adventure
Date: Thursday October 8, 2015
Summary: Adventures are required to live a good life.
Feedback: Good adventures means a good life. Good stories attract good people or meet new people. Good stories mean a life without boredom. I have something to say. I don't have to stay something. Nobody wants to hear boring conversations.

Blog Title: 17. Yes Slow Down
Date: Friday October 9, 2015
Summary: Listen to your body. Get rest when you're tired.
Feedback: Eat your breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals daily. Never skip meals. I want to repeat. Sleep, take a breath, and pace yourself are all important.

Blog Title: 18. All The People In My Life
Date: Tuesday November 10, 2015
Summary: I ask myself the people I met in the past are doing better today. I want to be part of a group of people living a good life.
Feedback: I must make the blog true. My bullshit blogs end here. I don't take past people who helped me, shared their knowledge, and spent their time with me for granted. The next time these past people see me I'm a better Raymond Mar. I prove it to them. I prove it to the world. I nominated the blog for the blog of the year if there was an award.

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I Blog, You Comment Dec 10, 2016

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is going to have a good winter holiday. Your comments are below.

I wrote in my Top Ten I Was Correct When I Was Young nobody told me I was living part of my childhood correctly. I realized as an adult I was correct such as when I was born determined my success, daydreaming, and exercise.

I share the same feelings when I was a child. No parent involvement. I was good at drawing. My parents didn't reinforce my talents. Here I am today being a administrative assistant. --Viola Cohen, Cedar Rapids, IA

I run a daycare for grade school children. I continue to hear stories from my children they know little about their parents. It's like the children are dropped off here for me to babysit while the parents work too many hours making too much money. Why have sons and daughters? My children have many talents. I do my best to encourage them to continue learning more. --iluvcookies, via email

As a single parent, it's hard to raise my two children. My ex is nonsupportive. I'm too stressed to pay attention to my children. It's unfair to me and my children. --Estelle Roy, Groton, CT

People chimed in with different thoughts regarding the pie in The Size Of The Pie Is Still The Same. I wrote people want more piece of the pie when the pie size is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.

The pie is not the same. There are more opportunities in the world. People are taking advantage of new and expanded opportunities. --Ana Simmons, Webster, NY

My parents would teach me to expand my horizons. Expand my opportunities. Expand what I can do. Think big! --Wendy Wise, Cleveland, TN

There are more pies out there. You need to find your pie. --Zachary Richards, Clearwater, FL

How is the pie the same? Wealth is increasing. The world is generating more opportunities for more successes. --Rob B., Helotes, TX

Life rarely follows what we want. Life rarely follows our own plans. Your Life Map Is Full Of Colors, Scribbles, Eraser Marks elaborates.

I added and addendum when my children hear to follow their dreams. There are going to a moment in time something is going to change your dream. Something happens you must stop your dream and find another dream. It's reality. I want to prepare them for disappointment. The strength of the parents is to teach real reality. Not fake fairy tales. --Ken Wilson, Elmont, NY

Well written blog. I graduated with a mechanical engineer degree. I ended up being a programmer. My brother graded with an accounting degree. He's a project manager who has done zero journal entries in his company. --Lester Little, Richardson, TX

Thank you, thank you for writing the blog. I always thought I was a failure. I planned my college and my life after college. The plan failed. I'm doing other stuff. I'm somewhat happy. I'm [successful] in a different way. I feel better after reading your blog. Life gave me a different path. I now accept the different path. --Wilfried Hebrang, Germany

There were so many roadblocks it was like life hated me. I was supposed to be a loser. I'm still working hard. There are still roadblocks. It's either keep going or commit suicide. One of these days I tell my children my life map was and is full of scribbles and eraser marks. --Jodi Lloyd, Yuba City, CA

I've been laid off twice and fired once. I write those jobs with a red mark. I write a blue mark signaling a new opportunity. --Francis Pierce, Parkville, MD

The only thing that has gone my way was marrying my high school sweetheart. Everything else is secondary. I continue living life to the fullest despite my life going on too many tangents. --Tommie Smith, New Milford, CT

Everything is going to be okay I tell myself when something doesn't go my way which is a lot. For the most part, everything actually ended up all right. --Dominick Daniels, Derry, NH

I elaborated the importance of sleep when I experienced a week of poor sleep in Today I Want To Talk About Sleep.

I study sleep for 20 years. One fact some people don't know is sleep slows down the body. It slows the aging process. People who want to stay young, spend more time sleeping instead of popping pills and applying expensive creams. --Mike Bush, Nashville, TN

I blogged the late genius Steve Jobs' life quotes in Top Ten Steve Jobs Quotes.

Love the blog. I copied the blog to my phone to remind myself his successes and to cheer me up when I'm depressed. --Carla Patton, Danville, VA

Steve Jobs should be called our modern day Albert Einstein. --Xian Yu, Hong Kong

You need to write another top ten Steve Jobs quotes. Continue [sharing] and remembering his legacy. --Ginger Reed, Boston, MA

I counted my blessings on Sat Aug 14, 2016. I also counted my lucky stars from the comments I received in Be Grateful Day.

You're one lucky son of a bitch. I would do anything to trade lives. --Ervin Scott, Hudsonville, MI

Consider yourself lucky. I'm in poverty. Too many misfortunes led me to my current life struggling financially. --Jonathon Sherman

I have a Ph.D., in credit card debt, and working 2 jobs. My wife is also working 2 jobs. You're lucky you have no financial problems. --Frank Chapman, Pleasanton, CA

I want your lucky life. You're in good health. You have no debt. You have the time to learn. I don't. --Guadalupe Armstrong, Apple Valley, CA

I like your attitude. Make the best of your current situation. Unemployed suck. I'm going to start learning new skills. --Anne Gonzalez, Atlanta, GA

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I Blog, You Comment Jul 13, 2016

People are enjoying the summer vacation. There are fewer comments to share. Please continue sharing your opinions whether you agree, disagree, or telling me something new.

On the contrary, lots of comments for Instant Bullets Blog Jan 25, 2016. The majority of the comments said best instant bullets to date.

I agree with your bullet more hours to drive. Learn be repetition. Almost all drivers become complacent, being in automatic mode driving. Drivers need reminders. DMV should require training every x years to renew their license. --Todd Lamb, Toms River, NJ

We're human. Human makes mistakes when there are car accidents. I bet most of the time the cars at fault is a person who forgot something about driving. --Terrance Moreno, Lake Charles, LA

Want to get rid of bad drivers. Yearly tests to drive. Fail the yearly test. Wait one month. That's the way to motivate people to drive carefully. Drive good or lose your license. Oh, and more civil jobs. --phone49 via email

I'm 79 years old. I started learning the PC in 1999. I'm learning how to program Ruby. I don't want to be an old fuck. --Molly Haynes, Algonquin, IL

After getting my second heart attack, my wife urged me to get fit. I'm working out at the gym. My heart feels great. I lost weight. I sure wished I did physical training when I'm in my 50s. I tell my younger family members to live the present. Be physical now and for the future in the 60s and 70s. --Will Hamshire, England

There is a white board on the refrigerator. My wife and I are required to write a complement to each other once a day. It was hard work at first. It became easier as a good habit. The more we learned about each other, the easier it was to say something nice to each other. Don't take love for granted. --Clifton Aguilar, Cumming, GA

I require my kids to look at their faces when they brush their teeth. I want them to practice eye contact and develop self-confidence. --Eva Thomas, East Orange, NJ

Bay Area and former Bay Area people commented on My Thoughts On Urban Growth Driving On Interstate 880
. I blogged from San Francisco to Oakland to San Jose the regions are becoming Los Angeles.

There's the saying out with old, in with new. I see old buildings demolished for new apartments. I have friends and relatives eager to move to San Jose. There's a demand for housing. --Dat Nguyen, San Jose, CA

My family is moving out. Too expensive. My wife and I lost our jobs. --Cliff, San Francisco, CA

I used to live in Fremont. 880 is the worse freeway I have ever driven. --Ramiro Townsend, Jackson, NJ

I visited my sister in Mountain View during Easter. I see more areas being developed or redeveloped until retail/condo units. The new way of living: live near retail amenities within walking distance and live near public transportation. --Jodi Gibson, Dallas, TX

As a former NorCal, I don't miss the Bay Area. Too much traffic, too much people, too many jerks. --Vicki Mitchell, Camas, WA

I was raised in Los Angeles, CA. I visit San Francisco when I was a child. The stories and news I read about the Bay Area reminds me of Los Angeles. --Boby Burgess, Derby, KS

880 is the new 405. --Alan Chung, Los Angeles, CA

The tax per mile driven must be law in CA. The roads and freeways desperately need fixing. --Barbara, CA

Basic economics. Government must respond to the demand in housing. I see more old buildings torn down and I see more governments enacting eminent domain. Silicon Valley, you asked for this, the government responds. Shut up the criticism about growth. --Jake Demott, Santa Clara, CA

I said it's harder for the older people to communicate with young people when I shared My Thoughts On Today's Young People

I'm a school counselor for 30 years. I've never seen so many junior high students be quiet during lunch. Everyone wants to be by themselves on their phones. Most people in groups sit around and stay quiet. --Grant Brown, Temple Hills, MD

I believe adults should be partially blamed. We have smart phones. We're quiet when we're with our phones. We're by ourselves with our phones. The children are using us adults with smart phones as examples how to behave. Hey, adults. Want your children to be normal social people? Then adults be and act normal. Put down the smart phone. --Edith Mendez, Melrose, MA

I'm 16 years old. I'm ashamed many of my peers are glued to their phones. I want to have a conversation talking about teen stuff like music, boys, and TV. My mom told me her youth was talking, talking, and talking. The youth today is don't bother me I'm on my phone. --Ana Mckinney, Chicago

It appears there are more boring people than I thought. Boring people expressed their approval on My Thoughts On Boring.

I want to correct you. There are more people living boring lives. You don't see them because, well, they prefer to live indoors being boring. Living a boring life is satisfactory. --Leslie Miles, Reynoldsburg, OH

Boring life is an easy life. Everything is prepared. Everything is in control. Anything drastic that happens I'm prepared. --Allen Hernandez, Brentwood, NY

I used to be a gang member. I take a boring life today compared to my past life. I don't have to worry about being shot, robbed, and beaten up. I'm settled down the quiet life. I'm in content. --"Gilberto", Miami, FL

Camping, operas, concerts, New Year Eve's fireworks, parties, I don't care. Yes, I'm boring. I'm good. --Marvin A.

My 20s and 30s was a wild life. I thought I enjoyed it. Now in my 50s, its boring life it is. I will savor every moment I wake up, eat my breakfast, do my daily routine until I sleep at 9pm. No more drama, gossip among my friends, arguments who should do what, bad dates, bad relationships, drinking, two accidents, missed flights, dishonest ex-boyfriends, etc. --Jenn F., AZ

I shared my Top Ten My Life Mulligans. They are better gym workouts, redo the year 2007, dropped out the bad classes attending De Anza, took my profits from the dot com boom, a second chance interview at Cisco, stopped taking Accountemps online classes to refresh my job skills and instead watch YouTube videos, made an effort learning the little stuff, started reading fiction books as a hobby earlier in my life, find a part-time job earlier in college, and graduated in Accounting at San Jose State.

These mulligans are crap!!!! --Floyd Robertson, Appleton, WI
Most of these are nothing. What a waste of my time. --Nellie Mcdonald, Longwood, FL

You have no life. Live a life making better mistakes. --iluvcookies via email

You're right. You haven't lived life. --Frederick Howell, Longview, TX
These mistakes are nothing. How about asking the woman you didn't ask out on a date? How about the first job you made a big mistake that cost the company an account? How about the vacation you missed? Get it. Big mulligans that could have changed your life. Not this crap dropping out of college, reading fiction books, finding a part time job. --George Gogood, Salem, OR

I rather make these mistakes than losing customers, two fender benders my fault accidents, accidentally setting my bed on fire, embarrassing myself in class, and much more accidents and [embarrassments]. Perhaps it explains why I'm lonely. Much simpler, less stressful mistakes to correct back in time. --Robyn, Pembroke Pines, FL

Five people agreed with me on Life Lessons Learned Playing Mahjong Riichi.

There's always going to be someone winning first place. There's always going to be someone winning last place. It's like life. There are winners and losers. --Jamie Nodoka, Seattle, WA

My parents taught me American mahjong. It's not Japanese obviously. The lessons are true today as I'm an adult. Life is not perfect. There are off days. Never stop learning. I always find ways to improve my game like my career. I learn something new everyday. Be calm. Good blog! --Alexis Carlson, Philadelphia

Go with the flow. If the flow is with you, make good hands. --Jonathon Rowe, Elyria, OH

I remember learning how to play Mahjong when I was a child. I was disappointed losing so many games I was fourth place too many times. As a college student playing online, I accepted losing games was how to learn how to play Mahjong and losing games is part of Mahjong. Someone has to be fourth. --Carl Willis, Olive Branch, MS

Eye contact is my favorite. I started making eye contact often when other players draw their tiles. . . . I started reading their faces. --Young Ng, Oakland, CA

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I Blog, You Comment Apr 26, 2016

There are two out of many attributes defining a good human being. The first attribute is independent thinking. Think for yourself. Express your opinion. The second attribute is respecting everyone's thoughts and opinions same, different, or in between. Thank you for sharing your comments and opinions.

A few readers applauded me when I wrote Yes Slow Down. I blogged the world needs to relax. The world is fatigued. Specifically, I need to slow down because life is a marathon, not a sprint.

Good for you. Take your time. Work slowly yet efficiently. --Shu Hackler, Laredo, TX

You're making the correct choice finding time to rest, recover, and sleep well. There's always tomorrow. There's always another day to watch that TV show. -- Carmelita Bettcher, San Antonio, TX

The pyramids and Rome weren't built overnight. Take your time. Success will follow. -- Deloise Gagner, Henderson, NV

My two teenagers can't slow down. They're busy studying, busy with school sports, and busy socializing. They rarely have time for family. What's the world coming treating our sons and daughters like this? It wasn't that way when I was in high school. My high school was go to school, chat with friends during activities, and not even worrying about college applications. -- Lawerence Faucett, Los Gatos, CA

Cash, greed, and power will rule the world. Without them these people rather die. No time to be slow. Life is about cash and the bottom line. The end result matters no matter what it takes. -- Miguel Sanchez, Mesa, AZ

My secret living for 95 years. It's plenty of sleep. -- Glady Youngblood, Lexington-Fayette, KY

Sense of urgency is full of sh**. These people are making money in the short-term making every minute and every deal count. But when they're 50 or 60 popping pills for lack of healthy diet and exercise. No way I'm living that way in my old years. -- Jeri Delacerda, Huntington, NY

Parents added more to my Top Ten Life Advices I Wished Somebody Told Me In My 20s. My top ten list is the following: college grades are overrated, seek new adventures and experience new experiences, get stronger, be responsible, control of my own life, don't take life for granted, meet new people and make new friends, make mistakes, move out as soon as possible, and embrace change.

Get a part time job. That's how you learn the world and people. --JKReally via email

I told my college sons to meet new people and make friends in real. Online doesn't count. -- Reinaldo Scofield, Denver, CO

Save money. Learn investing. These people at Wall Street care only for their greed and their bottom line profits. Wall Street knows how to take advantage of idiot investors. -- Kimbra Duhaime, Chula Vista, CA

Visit a foreign country is my number one advice. -- Karyn Taubman, Montgomery, AL

There are two common life sayings which are live in the present moment and prepare for the future. Both life sayings are correct when combined. They're useless separated. I elaborated the combined in Live For Today And Live For Tomorrow.

Fantastic! Well written! I was confused when my parents told me one day to make my mark today. Time passes. They told me when I started in my freshmen year college is preparing me for the future. I was confused. I realized in my mid 30s my parents were correct both times. -- Annamae Griffey, Houston, TX

I'm happy you realized how much you missed living in the present when you were younger. You will succeed at catching up what you missed. I wish you the best doing it now for tomorrow. -- Marybelle Hemmings, Washington D.C.

I knew I made the right choices. No drugs, no drinking, no smoking. Some of my college friends, classmates, and acquaintances were lucky they turned out ok. Some of them didn't turn out ok. They're losers wasting time. They just didn't get their college lives. The drugs, drinking and smoking were life lessons corrected for the ok. The ones didn't turn out ok are still doing drugs, drinking, and/or smoking. They lived in the present and didn't care for the future. They're heavily in debt they haven't paid their loans. -- Sherman Kunkle, New Orleans, LA

The gym is the best example of living today for tomorrow. I love how you wrote the exercise. I exercise now for a healthier tomorrow. I hired a personal trainer. I don't want to walk around in my 80s with a walker. -- Tosha Gwinn, Sacramento, CA

A lot of thank you comments when I wrote my 1,000th Blog.

Please keep blogging. I read them. I learn from them. --iluvcookies via email

Cheers, Mate!!! --Paul K., Australia

Another 1,000 blogs, please. I want to see you grow and improve. It's too bad some people never grow and improve. I see the strength in you coming out. Best wishes and successes are coming. Be patient. -- Vernia Altieri, Virginia Beach, VA

Now that you wrote 1,000 blogs, relax and take a break. No need to write nine blogs a month anymore. Stop continuing. You need to take time off blogging and more time going outdoors. I want to read more action and successes. I hope so when you finally move out and get a job. -- Danny Morais, Pittsburgh, PA

On the other hand . . .

I hoped you stopped at 1,000. The blog sphere has too much crap. You're full of crap big time! -- Joni Fuson, Newark, NJ

Now that you wrote 1,000 blogs, stop. One less crap blog in the internet to read. -- Alvin Bondurant, Colorado Springs, CO

Go start your innovating life. You need a life, loser. -- Mathew Lucchesi, Minneapolis, MI

Stop writing and start living. Your blogs are garbage. Write less, live more. Then write another 1,000 blogs when you're older. -- Tyson Kearns, Memphis, TN

I devoted a blog titled All The People In My Life to everyone I met, the people who influenced me who I am today, and hopefully I influenced most of the people who were in my life. People come and go. I wish the best for those who are not part of my life currently.

I keep in touch with everyone because of Facebook. High school, military, and my neighbors from all the cities I lived. I'm happy to say most of them are doing well. --R.D. I., Japan

I thought about the people in my past life after I read your blog. There were a few with bad childhoods. I hope they're doing well. -- Orville Blum, Akron, OH

I'm sad to say through communications with acquaintances a few of my friends now in their 40s and 50s are experiencing rough times. One of them is homeless. As life continues, people change for the better or for the worse. If anyone in my past is encountered with me, I answer I'm lucky I am what I am today. --I. Smith, no city

I wrote another confusing blog titled Growing Up Too Late Was Not My Fault. I stated my current life situation being behind was the fault of others. I listed my reasons I grew up later than I should have beyond my control. Some readers thought other reasons.

I will say this regarding growing up too late or late. It's subjective when is too late and when is late. Frankly speaking, you did it. The obstacles life presented you consider yourself a winner. -- Dusty Borquez, Hialeah, FL

Full of bull [is my] conclusion your life is today. Blaming your shortcomings on others. Be more responsible. You're a coward. -- Edna Comacho, Dallas, TX

I read the blog not knowing when you grew up. 20s, 30s, 40s? How old were you? I stopped reading after the first reason because you're grown up. End of blog. No need to state the reason why you're late. -- Darell Nida, Omaha, NE

These were excuses in your past life. You lived a naive life, and those excuses were reasons you stayed naive and didn't want to grow up. --Earl Smith, Italy

It sounded like you knew what you were doing and you didn't want to grow up. Shame on you. You deserve to be living behind everyone else. -- Stephnie Principe, Wichita, KS

My neighbor's son is 35 years old. Dropped out of college. No life. Stays at home doing nerdy stuff. Playing video games, watching too much television, reading Star Wars books. Can't even talk to a woman. Heck, women run away. Overweight, smells, and bad breath. I respect the parents having him live at home. He could have been homeless. I tell you the parents did their best. They're not dumb parents. They hope for a miracle day when he realized he must stop the nerd life and get a real grown up life. -- Aldo Fetterolf, Rochester, NY

I received positive comments for the live the present intelligently bullet from Instant Bullets Blog Dec 1, 2015.

All of our choices we make in life should be and must be done intelligently. What an intelligent way to communicate how to make better choices. -- Liana Waring, Miami, FL

I love the word "intelligently" after living the present. It's like its okay to drink wine. It's not okay to get "drunk" drinking wine. Drink intelligently. -- Elmira Vanwagner, New York, NY

The first blog I read was the 24/48 hour urge to splurge rule. Splurging intelligently. I can tell you my wife and I saved hundreds and thousands of dollars avoiding the urge to splurge. It's a 99% not spending rate waiting a minimum of 24 hours to buy. --Elvis "Stud", CA

Thank you for the encouragement from I'm An Open Person. I told the world I'm doing my best in my current life situation.

Never give up. Never. Continue what [you're] doing. To quote the late Steve Jobs, "The journey is the reward." -- Bernadine Hagenbuch, Scottsdale, AZ

Stay busy. It's the best way to keep going. Stop and all of a sudden your feel depressed, you feel despondent, and all of your hard work is wasted. -- Deshawn Roosevelt, Las Vegas, NV

Life is moving forward. There are people who want you in his or her life professionally, as a friend, and/or as a wife. Life rewards those who do good things. You're doing good for yourself. You did a good job starting. You're going to do good finishing. -- Rebecca Quan, Oakland, CA

I read your blog. I started opening up. No more keeping my life enclosed to myself. Life is really not that bad. I feel free. I feel relax. I feel like smiling more. --Ricky Fanchild, TN

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I Blog, You Comment Jan 23, 2016

I read everyone's viewpoint agreeing, disagreeing or both.

Almost everyone said it's better to do nothing than do something Half Ass Is Better Than Nothing.

"My husband cooks half ass. He does cleaning half ass. It's not worth him doing anything. Let him watch his sports. I cook and clean myself." --Kasandra Matthes, Culpeper, VA

"The people at my workplace work half ass. Sometimes even worse. I would rather do it myself from the start than correct the mistakes from my co-workers." --Ella Adan, Westport, CT

I received feedback asking for a follow up to my Timeout Good Raymond Mar. I blogged I needed to take a break from job searching. The timeout was worth the break. I was stressed out. Pace myself. I refocused myself. I remembered to take life one day at a time intelligently.

"I read articles. More people are stressing out." --Ranae Bickers, Annapolis, MD

"I refuse jobs working over 60 hours, over 40 hours. The long-term affects to my body and my mind are damaging for my future. What's the money going to help me when I'm 65? Medical bills. Money can't buy good senior citizen health." --Maida Donoghue, via email

I'm still job searching. I didn't get a job when I wrote I Get A Job Very Soon weeks later.

"My two sons and daughters experienced unemployed. Layoffs and cutbacks of hours. We believe in faith. They got jobs eventually. They never gave up. I would never give up for my children." --Carl Calfee, Mcallen, TX

"Job searching is a full time process. . . . One company out of many will see who you are and like you. That's when you're going to get hired. I see you're a good person. A company finds the pot of gold--you. You think back why the companies rejected you and the one company hired you. Everything has a reason." --Aurelio Chisum, Stone Mountain, GA

There were many comments taking my Fake Happiness blog deeper in the fake abyss. I wrote my past happy moments were faked. My past happy moments were unearned. My past happiness moments were one offs and short-lived.

"You have not struggled enough. Happiness is achieved when a person conquers all the sufferings in life. You need more struggles. Don't avoid struggles. Bring them in life, fight them, and win them. Then you happy." --Wing Leung, China

"I bet your family cuddled you too much. Too much comfort. Shielded you [from] the outside world. You asked what you want and you got it. They told you to live easy and life happy. You're a spoiled adult." --Coral Lusby, West Deptford, NJ

"Happy life. Own a home paid off the mortgage. That's happiness." --Elaine Dressler, Miami Gardens, FL

"You don't know happiness. That's why you are a coward. Get the courage to do something new. Take a risk. Earn the happiness as a reward. Get out. Take your head out of your ass. Work to happiness. That's the problem with the world. People want happiness the easy way, the lazy way, short-cutting success. My days we earned our money honestly. Happiness was the end result." --Monte Mccary, South El Monte, CA

"My happiness is living alone. No drama. No conflicts. Peace." --Linwood Crowell, Bronx, NY

"You're happy. You're in paradise. You're smart, healthy, have people in your life. You have goals. You're going to be happy." --Cara Germain, Greensburg, PA

"Long time reader. You don't know happiness. Most of your blogs are crap. You say you know everything in life. You don't. You're full of crap. I want see results. I want see you living what you wrote. I have not seen anything." --Galeazzo Scopel, Italy

Thank you for the congratulations and positive comments blogging for ten years. I Remember My 10 Year Blog Anniversary Yesterday was written to recognize my tenth year.

"Congrats! I hope you blog for another ten more years." --Tiana Hanning, Kissimmee, FL

"Keep the blogs on pics you share from your phone. They're interesting with your interesting comments." --Malcom Swinger, Anaheim, CA

"I hope you find a job soon. Your work blogs assured me I'm not the only person in the world working with dummy people." --Bennett Barcus, Mesa, AZ

People told me my Intelligence May Change Your Daily Life Intelligently was simply intelligent. Be smarter adding the word "intelligently" to your daily routine.

"Let me sum the blog intelligently. We read and hear people trying to be different, and it's cool. We read and hear different perspectives to be different and to stand out. I tell you something that adding the word "intelligence" or "intelligently" is simply intelligence. Work hard intelligently. Play hard intelligently. I tell my boyfriend to coach his youth sports to play, have fun, be a kid, and be intelligent." --Easter Janicki, Appleton, WI

The point for my blog Good You Experience Being Unemployed Is Unfair is life is unfair. Some people misunderstood commenting on my job searching.

"Finding a job shouldn't take more than six months. You're heading there. Your job searching techniques are ineffective. Networking, networking, networking." --Brad, Calumet City, IL

"I don't understand why you can't find a job. The economy is improving. What're you doing? Applying for senior positions you're underqualified?" --Deandre Turberville, Elkton, MD

"Go back to school. Get an intership. Then do a good job the company hires you full time. Then drop out." --Rubie Winsett, Hartselle, AL

"The job searching and job hiring process are outdated and broken. Outdated because the questions asked don't work anymore. Broken because companies are hiring the wrong people. Unfairness in life can be seen in companies. I see people not qualified earning paychecks and I see people qualified getting unemployed checks in the mail and I even see overqualified people doing nothing and earning paychecks." --Jackson Saulsbury, Omaha, NE

I appreciate comments suggesting how to keep using my brain in The Brain Use It Or Lose It.

"Crossword puzzles, read books, play games, and socialize. That's how I use my 85 year old brain today." --Pamelia Moreles, Hendersonville, NC

"Walking 30 minutes a day, stretches, fruits, vegetables. No sweets. No processed foods. No binge TV." --redlitemad, Skokie, IL

"I encourage healthy habits to my family. Eat healthy, exercise, read books, conversations, and good manners." --Darline Rodas, Bethel Park, PA

"Never stop learning attitude. That's how I keep using my brain. It's simple." --Delia Mcshan, Portland, OR

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