95. Men, Children, Caution, and Risk

Reviewing the activities of the week; recalling an article by Lenore Skenazy titled “Eek! A Male!”; asserting that believing that all men are predators lies in the same vein as racists, encouraging men to be cautious but willing to take a risk.

94. Genius, Silliness, Monkies, and Loss

Rehearsing a quick update on the events of the week; recalling a TED talk by Laurie Santos; listening as she wrestles with the odd duality of human behavior; offering another explanation beyond defective mental evolution.

93. Launch, Numbers, Profit, and Friends

Recalling the week of the launch of the Vainworks Stand, ruminating on the pace and pattern of sales, remember that this business is driven by the principles and determining to treat customers as friends.

92. Stickers, Customers, Years, and Days

Making final preparations for the launch of the Vainworks Stand on January 3, 2011; noting the accident of recording the podcast on New Year’s Eve; reviewing the benefits of living each day to your best instead of making resolutions that are soon forgotten.

91. Conclusions, Contributions, Causes, and Plans

Recounting a few ponderments from the week, reflecting on the concluding of the manufacturing phase of the Vainworks Stand, considering the possibility a new plan to branch out my influence.

90. Excitement, Manufacturing, Doing, and the Lottery

Hoping to make it home without the wheel of the car falling off; recounting the events of the week with the Vainworks Stand; and pondering the question, “What would you do if you won the lottery?”

89. Grace, Grace, Grace, and More Grace

Recalling the events of the week, and remembering the importance of grace.

88. De-Alignments, Silence, Alignments, and Will

Driving home with plastic in my car; remembering a conversation with a friend; discussing the flesh’s strategies of de-aligment, silence and temporary alignment.

87. Projects, Assumptions, Decisions, and Grace

Reviewing the latest state of the Vainworks Stand; remembering a few of the principles that determined by decisions today; remembering to take advantage of every opportunity to show grace.

86. Abuse, Pain, Suffering, and the Truth

Rehearsing the latest new on the Vainworks Stand, reviewing and reflecting on a pair of episodes from Oprah involving the sexual abuse of boys and the interplay of pain and suffering.