tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69299232008-10-09T01:44:26.053-06:00This is my professional speaker notebook. It contains interesting notes on speeches, some of the speeches themselves. It also contains things that I find interesting that might be used in a future speech. Also includes any special or free offers I come across. Please see my profile for contact information.Matthew O. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09782540965685467311noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929923.post-87731140524934882002008-10-01T13:56:00.000-06:002008-10-01T13:56:18.618-06:00

I came across a free short sci-fi story that I found amusing. meat.rtf: "THEY'RE MADE OUT OF MEAT by Terry Bisson" Terry says From OMNI, April 1991. This story, which was a 1991 Nebula nominee, has been appearing around the internet lately without my name attached. Several people were kind enough to alert me, but the truth is I'm more flattered than offended.

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Part of the series: "What America Needs in a President" The singularly most important characteristic of the President of the United States is to "not be an embarrassment" to the rest of us. The president represents every citizen of this country and should be someone that each American can point to with pride and say "That is my President". His behavior and decorum must better than for mature

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I will be writing a series of articles on the subject of what we need in a president. Each will tackle a different topic and I will update this posting with the topic and how both Obama and McCain do. TopicMcCainObama Not an embarrassment++ Oil Supreme Court Commander-in-Chief Vision Total11

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Slothdog, knowing I am a fan of Car Talk, pointed out to me that the long awaited car talk cartoon is finally a reality. Here's hoping it won't be a flop like the Dilbert cartoon. ViewSeriesDetails � Programs � KUED Channel 7 broadcasting from the University of Utah: "Click & Clack's As The Wrench Turns This animated sitcom takes off from the hit NPR show 'Car Talk' and follows the on- and

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This is mostly for Tim's benefit: 9 Reasons Why Application Developers Think Their CIO Is Clueless - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership: "8. The CIO collaborates to death. Whether it is the character flaw of being indecisive or some middle-school notion of democracy, you are in charge. Collaboration is critical, but you also need to make the right decision at the right time. Collaborate

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A very interesting list. One well worth looking at. Agile Software Development: 20 Qualities of an Agile Leader: "Teams of all natures - agile software development or otherwise - need inspirational leadership to perform their best. That leadership may, or may not, come from the organisation's appointed leaders. But all teams need it, nevertheless. So what are the qualities of inspirational

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Here is a thoughtful and insightful article on how to prepare to vote. Definitely worth a read. Parade Magazine on Yahoo! News: "And I'm still convinced that, in most elections most of the time, voters get it right. The process works. As we head into the most exciting, historic, and high-stakes Presidential election of our lifetimes, here are some suggestions on how you can be an even better

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9PKL9R AF7K67 Post a comment when you use it so others know not to use it. Good luck.

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ksl.com - Chaffetz defeats Cannon in Republican primary: "The results are in for one State Senate and four State House seats as well. For District 23 in the State Senate, Dan Liljenquist beat out Ronald Mortenson 64 to 36."

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Honda rolls latest fuel-cell car off assembly line - Yahoo! News: "Honda's FCX Clarity, a sporty-looking fuel-cell sedan, came off the production line in Tochigi, north of Tokyo. The assembly line is Honda's first to be dedicated to building fuel-cell vehicles."

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An invitation to taste test 42 books per fortnight: "An invitation to taste test 42 books per fortnight I've created a second blog: 42ndPage.com; if you enjoy books please take a gander... The 42nd page was chosen for somewhat geeky reasons. The idea of reviewing a stratified sampling of the contents of books was inspired by Donald Knuth's 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated project. My self-imposed

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My old car-pool-buddy is in here. See if you can guess who it is.

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For those of you who remember Zork, HHGG (how do I get that stupid fish in my ear?) and the other Infocom games, this is a must read for you. For the rest of you, there is a whole other gaming world you may not even know existed. Milliways: Infocom's Unreleased Sequel to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Waxy.org: "a complete backup of Infocom's shared network drive from 1989. This is one of

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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. St. Basil (329-379, Bishop of Caesarea)

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A Victim Treats His Mugger Right : NPR: "If you're willing to risk your freedom for a few dollars, then I guess you must really need the money.”" This is a great story and well worth using in a speech.

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My wife and I both enjoy sudoku and I found this on at the us mint. It uses coins instead of numbers which I find much harder. I will often count from 1 to 9 in a box, on a line or on a column to quickly identify which numbers are missing. Using some other token make me think about the tokens themselves and not just the placement. Presidential $1 Coin Program - Play Coin-Doku

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Seriously America: Do we really want Bill Clinton loose in the White House again , this time with nothing at all to occupy his time?

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Anatomy Of An Éclair Originally uploaded by m0smith

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Up until recently I was not affiliated with either party. This last primary I had to declare myself Republican so I could vote. That being said, I do not consider myself strictly Republican or Democrat. Neither party has a strangle-hold on good ideas or bad ones. In an effort to get more informed, I signed up for the newsletters for all the major candidates running for president. The news

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...Out of the Fog Originally uploaded by ski 9 This is very interesting and not the ending I had expected!!!!A few years after I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small Texas town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on.As I grew up, I

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kare11.com : KARE 11 TV - Health Care Article Health Care: Utah clinic gets it right: "There are many Minnesota groups, including Mayo, trying to improve the healthcare system here at home and around the country. They say nobody has it figured out 100-percent, but they're clearly impressed with a group of clinics and hospitals known as 'Intermountain Healthcare' in Utah."

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The Deseret News has posted a timeline of President Monson's life. I found it interesting that an Apostle would take time to get an MBA. I have been thinking about going to get an MBA which might be why it caught my attention. Deseret Morning News | Timeline: Thomas S. Monson: "Oct. 4, 1948: Graduated with honors from the University of Utah with a bachelor's of science in marketing. 1963:

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Startup Says It Can Make Ethanol for $1 a Gallon, and Without Corn: "Besides cutting production costs to fire sale prices, the process avoids some key drawbacks of making ethanol from corn, company officials said. It wouldn't impact the food supply, and its net energy balance is high because the technique works almost anywhere using almost anything with great efficiency. The end result will be

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I'm ashamed to admit I had to look many of them up. � 75 words every sci-fi fan should know | Geekend | TechRepublic.com: "From the latter resource, with the addition of some personal selections from Wikipedia, I have gathered a list of 75 Words Every Science Fiction Fan Should Know. Because if you’re going to learn obscure words and concepts, it may as well be terms you’re actually likely to

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