Why I Changed From LIBERAL To CONSERVATIVE

I entered law school when I was 29 years old, after having worked for 8 years. I subscribed to The Nation, The Progressivve, and Mother Jones. I held extremely liberal left wing views of politics.
And in law school, I ran into people that actually wanted to force these view on society. And the more I thought about, the more I saw what these people wanted to do, the more I realized that OUR society works from the INDIVIDUAL up, not the GOVERNMENT down.
Here's what's funny about LIBS:They say "equal pay for equal work."But they agree that someone with a Master's Degree should get paid more than someone with a Bachelor's Degree (assuming equal work experience)..And they agree that someone with a Master's Degree should get paid more than someone with a high school diploma (assuming equal work experience).And they agree that someone with a Master's Degree should get paid more than someone who dropped out of high school (assuming equal work experience).But then they point out that the high school dropout can't pay for health care insurance, can't pay for daycare, can't pay for housing in a good neighborhood- and that the government should tax the RICH guy, so that the government can start programs to pay the high school dropout. And who is the RICH guy? The guy with a Master's Degree, who the LIBS agreed should get paid more than the guy who dropped out of high school!!!Funny, ain't it? Well, unless you're the guy with the Master's Degree.
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Does Your Business Have The Right DNA For Success?

Why should the consumer buy anything from YOU? That is the eternal and daily question of every business. Whether it is a huge international corporation or a mom and pop store, whether it's an ad on the top rated TV show in the US or the website that you just uploaded to the internet, the message you send to consumers must be very basic: you NEED to buy THIS from ME. What is the best way to answer that question, especially for a small business with a small advertising budget, or someone running an online business from their house? By working on your company's DNA, you can streamline the message and use your customers to get your message out to a broader market.

What is your company's DNA? It is a simple acronym, standing for Dependability, Novelty, Attitude. How do these three simple words help you build a business that will last for years and gather more customers than you had thought possible? Because these 3 words force your business to focus on the customers and their needs.

Dependability. This means that customers can expect your business to provide them with solutions to their problems and to meet their needs, every time. You can do this by establishing your self as the best in your market, and then having the customers seek you out when they need something. Or, you can engage in a regular dialogue and conversation with your customers, learn what problems they are facing, what solutions they need, and then provide those solutions in a timely manner, at a reasonable price. By communicating with your customers, and encouraging them to communicate back, you can always be on top of their problems, and establish yourself as a dependable business.

Novelty. Not like in "whoopie cushions" and "dribble glasses" (although those are always good for a laugh!). No, the novelty here is in the uniqueness or newness of your products or services. Again, you can achieve by pondering and thinking and meditating and coming up with unique invention after unique invention. But for everyone else, the way to present novel products to consumers is to present products or services focuses on their needs and problems - unique solutions, possibly available at other businesses, but packaged for the customer's needs when they need it. By regularly communicating and dialoguing with your customers, you get to learn their needs and problems, and can then focus your creative powers on solving their problems, not the problems of the universe. Anyone can sell "one size fits all" or "off the rack info products" - but by offering packages (even a package of off the rack info products) that solve your customer's problems, you provide the novelty that they will come to expect.

Attitude. How do you approach your customers? Are you so arrogant that you will offer them the products that make you the most profit or the highest commission, whether or not they even need what you are selling? Or do you ask your customers what they need, what problems they are facing, and offer them solutions that actually help them? Do you approach your clients as people who should be lucky they are given the privilege of buying from you, or do you realize that the key to your success is your customers and their satisfaction? Do you talk TO your customers, or WITH your customers?

Engaging in a conversation with your clients helps makes your business Dependable, present Novel products or services, and achieve the right Attitude for success. Establishing excellent customer relationships will help your business achieve the DNA for success. And answer the question of why the consumer should buy from you? Because you are selling what the customer has told you he or she needs.

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How To Stay In Your Children's Lives AFTER The Divorce Or Break-Up

Too many times, when parents divorce or break up, the parent who gets primary custody of the children takes the attitude that the children also divorced or broke up with that "other" parent. The "other" parent is denied visitation, denied access to school or health records, prevented from talking with the children on the phone or by email. Gradually - or sometimes rather quickly - the non-custodial parent is turned from a "weekend" parent into a "sometime" parent, into no parent at all.

Whenever parents break up through a divorce, the divorce decree will almost always set a custodial parent, and set out a visitation schedule for the non-custodial parent. If the parents aren't married and break up, then the non-custodial parent must go to court and have the court enter a visitation schedule. This most often happens when the custodial parent files for child support.

This is absolutely contrary to almost every state's laws concerning non-custodial parents. Although this article does not pretend to offer legal advice, if you look at the statutes and cases of your state, you will generally find that: a) visitation between the children and the non-custodial parent is presumed to be in the children's best interests; b) nothing is considered so important as to take precedence over the visitation schedule; c) the custodial parent generally has no authority to modify the visitation schedule; and d) the visitation schedule is enforceable by the contempt authority of the court, which includes putting the custodial parent in jail if necessary. Also, most states have laws guaranteeing the non-custodial parent full and unfettered access to a child's school and health records, in the absence of a protective order restricting such access.

So what does this mean if you are being squeezed out of your children's lives? Plenty. The above four statements mean that you can call the police to the scene if you are denied visitation for no apparent reason. You can also petition the court to hold your ex in contempt for EACH denial of parenting time (this may require a separate petition for contempt for each violation, but after the first few, the Court will get the message). Many states allow you to petition for an injunction to enforce the visitation schedule, if you being denied access to your children for no reason. By "no reason," it means "no valid or legal reason," not her excuses of "the children have a birthday party" or "they don't want to go" or "your girlfriend drinks."

It also means that you can confront the keeper of your children's records and get access without necessity of a court order or permission of the custodial parent, again, in the absence of a protective order restricting such access. And, if the custodial parent claims there is a protective order, then the custodial parent must produce the actual order. The custodian of the records cannot simply rely on the custodial parent's statement that you are restricted from accessing the records. The records are important so that you can know what is happening with your child as he or she grows up. And, as a practical matter, it gives you something to talk about with your kids when you actually get to see them. Mental health and counseling records may have additional restrictions because of privacy concerns, so you need to check your state's statutes on this point.

If you are being denied time with your children, after a divorce or a breakup with the other parent, you must aggressively enforce your rights in court. You may not get them the first time you go to court (there are way too many judges that are stuck in a time-warp, and will listen to garbage like "the kids don't want to go over"), but no one else will enforce the rights of your kids to be raised by you. Be aggressive - be persistent - be IN your children's lives.

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You divorced your Wife, NOT your children

The most difficult and painful legacy of a divorce can be the horrible, terrible situation when a father loses his children, through no fault of his own. There are too many situations where mothers refuse to permit visitation, deliberately replace Dad with boyfriend or new husband, or flat out lie to the child, to turn the child against Dad and alienate the relationship. Too many times, mom refuses to send school or sports schedules, band concerts, parent-teacher conference times, so that Dad - who sees his kids 2 weekends a month, if he's one of the fortunate ones - is unable to share the common experiences that form the basis of relationships.

When a parent refuses to let Dad see his kids, refuses to let him know what is going on their lives, and turns their hearts against him - what's the difference between that, and telling him his kids are dead? Well, the child support goes on, of course.

Too often, judges, psychologists, custody evaluators, and lawyers fail to realize that the denial of visitation is the equivalent of killing Dad's children. Too often, these "professionals" think the request to force visitation is just a power struggle between Mom and Dad, instead of Dad's desparate effort to maintain his relationships and love for his children. And far, far too often, these "professionals" buy into Mom's excuses of "the kids don't want to see Dad," "he's not a real father," "he's only doing this to pay less child support" - blah, blah, blah.

Courts need to aggressively and consistently enforce visitation schedules, access to school and medical records, and liberal and unrestricted phone and email contact. The so-called professionals and experts need to PRESUME that regular and quality contact between Dad and his kids IS in the child's best interests - and that it will take a HUGE amount of evidence to overcome this.

Until this happens, children of divorced parents will grow up thinking that fathers are irrelevant to children's lives - that they come second to soccer practice, birthdays, and almost everything else - that they are just wallets that pay child support. What kind of relationships are THESE children going to have when THEY grow up? One of the hot topics today is "Why do men fear commitment?" It should be "Why didn't mothers of grown men who fear commitment do a better job of keeping these boys in touch with their FATHERS?"

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QUEBEC! A Joyeux Trip!

This past weekend, my company took a company retreat to Quebec, Canada. This is a semi-annual event, allowing people from different offices to get together and exchange ideas, renew friendships, and revitalize by getting out of the office and away from the day-to-day grind. I had never been to Quebec before, and - honestly - it would not have been on my top 50 places to hold this retreat, if you had asked me.

Wow, was I wrong! The people were magnificently friendly and outgoing! Almost everyone spoke English, but the predominant language is clearly French. It really is a beautiful language, especially when spoken by a beautiful young woman (and there are plenty in Quebec). The weather was cold, but no one minded it. There was a lot of snow, but the city efficiently clears it. And there was no litter - anywhere.

Next year is Quebec's 400th anniversary. I was impressed with how the city has preserved its historical buildings, its "Old City" section, and its pride in the culture. But very close by were modern art galleries and shops. Lots of Fench cafes, with a warm welcoming atmosphere. I also enjoyed the almost-Cajun-like music that played everywhere, it seemed. I am curious as to whether this is French music, or French music modified by being in North America. I don't know, but I'll check into it.

The Carnavale is a BLAST! The official drink is a mixture called a "caribou." One outside bar (all over the city are impromptu ice bars, some serving the caribou is glasses made of ice) had the list of ingredients as port wine, Triple Sec, and "alcohol" (in quotes). It can be served cold or hot - hot warms you up quicker, because I think warm alcohol is absorbed faster into the body. And they LOVE to serve you caribou!

At dinner, we had caribou - the meat. I asked the waiter if you can get this in the supermarket, and he said no, it is still a fairly exotic meat. It is very good, like a game beef. Very lean, but not as flavorful as beef. Still, very good.

I highly recommend a trip to Quebec. The Carnavale was wonderful, with rides, music, entertainment, and crowds. But I definitely got the feeling that Quebec is like this all year round. I am hoping to return there soon.



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