Is the U.S. dollar dying?

“When confidence goes, the end is very near. It always comes faster than anyone expects and it always seems to be unexpected.” —Bernard of Chartres, 12th-century philosopher and thinker Working in Ecuador from 1996 to 1998, I figured out that currency and money weren’t the same things. It was taking…

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Do you see what I see?

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” —Marcel Proust When I was a child, I could fly (in my dreams). I’d close my eyes and look within. Then I’d spread my arms and run. I don’t know how it worked, but…

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Time for a rest

“I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have, and I want to administer it intelligently.” –Ernest Hemingway I have medial epicondylitis on both elbows and only rest can heal me. I thought I could push through and…

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