Category Archives: Wisdom

How Bad is the US Debt Problem?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by waynem

Do you have any idea how bad the US debt problem is? Does it matter at all? I had those exact same questions so I set out to do a little research to try to figure this out and satisfy my curious little brain. This paper is the result of that search. Continue reading →

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Adventures on the Light Rail – The Sales Guys

Posted on July 21, 2011 by waynem

Would you agree with me that sometimes sales guys can have a questionable reputation? I do not know, there is just something about some of them that I can not quite put my finger on. Maybe the thing is I sense that I can not really trust some of them. I have many friends and family members that are indeed great people and great sales people so this does not implicate every single sales person but there maybe some generalizing wisdom that might be gleaned from this experience. Maybe hearing some recent conversations among sales men on the train, better known as the light rail, just maybe these conversations will give us some valid reasons for those queasy feelings in out stomach when dealing with some sales people. Continue reading →

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Lake Calhoun Minneapolis Morning Light

Posted on October 7, 2010 by waynem

Lake Calhoun Minneapolis Morning Light
This location is one of the most iconic in the city of Minneapolis. It is beautiful day or night, summer or winter.
This is a more artistic view of this classic scene…
Have a great evening friends.
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Book Review: The Little Book That Beats the Market: Joel Greenblatt

Posted on September 10, 2010 by waynem

This book is a short little piece with lots of humor, but do not mistake it’s brevity for lack of content and power. The methodology that this book recommends is so easy and so powerful that the author risks having the reader not taking it seriously. I beg you, take this seriously and you will be handsomely rewarded.
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Doing what you believe to be right even at a cost

Posted on June 15, 2010 by waynem

So today I received a call from AARP (Yes the huge senior’s organization). At first I was thinking I was getting old and they were calling to offer me a membership. But alas, it was something else. They were calling to request that I would be their photographer at the Minnesota State Fair. I would get all kinds of press coverage and get links to my web site and all that stuff bla bla bla…
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Jubilee Celebration 2009!

Posted on September 20, 2009 by waynem

Saturday, September 19 offered plenty of sunshine and thousands of reasons to smile. For God’s glory, Jubilee Celebration 2009 succeeded in blessing approximately 1700 people in need. Also blessed were the over 300 volunteers from 17 churches in the surrounding south metro area. Thank you to everyone who came and everyone who gave of their time, efforts and resources!
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Creation

Posted on July 13, 2008 by waynem

Creation Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Listening to: Haydn: Die Schopfung (The Creation), Genesis 1The Beginning 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was [a] formless and empty, darkness was over the surface … Continue reading →

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Who I Am….

Posted on March 23, 2007 by waynem

A very good friend of mine (find Elsa’s work here) shared with me this piece that she had written.  I was so blow away by it that I had to share it with you.  I hope this touches you like … Continue reading →

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Homosexual Rights Group – Early Supporter of VIRTUS in Twin Cities

Posted on April 6, 2006 by waynem

This letter went out yesterday from primaryeducators.org . From: webmaster@primaryeducators.org Dear Parents, You may have missed this in the previous broadcast message due to its length.  Some additional information is provided. A question was raised at the meeting that if … Continue reading →

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The Cost of becoming a Christian in Afghanistan

Posted on March 24, 2006 by waynem

Of course you don’t hear this in the MSM but this is what happens pretty regularly in the Muslim world.  Abdul Rahman is facing a death sentence for becoming a Christian.  What a heinous crime! One bystander states… "Cut off … Continue reading →

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Everything Happens For A Reason

Posted on March 16, 2006 by waynem

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there …  to serve some sort of purpose,  teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want … Continue reading →

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South Dakota bans most abortions

Posted on March 7, 2006 by waynem

South Dakota has now been placed on the map as a state that is not afraid of a big fight.  The Gov has signed into law legislation that would ban almost all abortions.  These guys know there is going to … Continue reading →

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Why does Hollywood hate Israel?

Posted on March 3, 2006 by waynem

The new Israel bashing movie "Paradise Now" is another fine example of Hollywood hating Israel. Link: Ynetnews – Culture – Oscar nominee: People hate Israelis for a reason. HOLLYWOOD – Hany Abu-Assad’s film "Paradise Now" left few Israelis indifferent. The … Continue reading →

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Is autism caused by mercury in vaccines?

Posted on March 3, 2006 by waynem

We have some friends that have been saying that they think that their childrens vaccines have cause symptoms of autism in two of their children.  Now we see this study. A new study shows a direct relationship between mercury in … Continue reading →

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Theologian-scientist makes stem-cell issues understandable

Posted on February 2, 2006 by waynem

By Sharon Soderlund Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, a scientist and theologian who will speak at St. Joseph in Hopkins Feb. 2, is an engaging and riveting speaker who communicates complex scientific and moral issues in a way that makes them easily … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To Masculinity?

Posted on January 27, 2006 by waynem

Like I have said before, there are many things with which I disagree with Chuck Baldwin.  But when I agree, I really agree.  This commentary is one in which I agree whole heartedly, so I had to post it.  Enjoy … Continue reading →

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Daily Thoughts

Posted on January 25, 2006 by waynem

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. –Robert Louis Stevenson You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. –Buddha The secret of health for both … Continue reading →

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Roe v. Wade anniversary

Posted on January 23, 2006 by waynem

On this 33rd Roe v. Wade anniversary I would like to do a little math. Abortion has been "legal" for 33 years now.  According to the many sources (do your own research if you don’t believe me), in the US … Continue reading →

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VIRTUS: Protecting God’s Children

Posted on January 21, 2006 by waynem

The American Catholic Bishops adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People during their Dallas meeting in 2002.  It was updated recently in 2005.  The creation of this Charter was in reaction to the priest sex abuse … Continue reading →

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Best Predictor of Success

Posted on January 20, 2006 by waynem

What is the best predictor of success is life?  Is it intelligence?  Is it good looks?  It appears (as common sense would point to anyway) that self discipline, self sacrifice and hardwork are the number one predictor of success. The … Continue reading →

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Thought Of The Day

Posted on January 19, 2006 by waynem

God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Trip Count Down

Posted on January 18, 2006 by waynem

The count down to our departure date for the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Relief trip has started.  We have just 18 days and counting.  Mission control will commence control at T minus 4 days.   I just had to throw this … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream

Posted on January 16, 2006 by waynem

On this Martin Luther King holiday I only thought it would be right to post one of the greatest speaches of all time by the great leader Dr Martin Luther King.  Keep in mind that this man’s view of the … Continue reading →

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Dorm Brothels

Posted on January 10, 2006 by waynem

Chuch Colson at Break Point has such an important commentary today about what is really going on within our college dorms that I had to pass it on.  One student says "Peer pressure and living arrangements on campus make promiscuity … Continue reading →

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Destroying the Icons of Radical Feminism

Posted on January 10, 2006 by waynem

This morning Bill Bennett had Kate O’Beirne of National Review Online on his show mostly discussing the Sam Alito Supreme Court Judicial Court confirmation hearings that are getting under way. O’Beirne recently wrote a piece  that outlines her dream speech … Continue reading →

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