tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71845637768094082832009-07-05T15:07:26.577-05:00For over 20 years, I've been collecting and sharing Points to Ponder on a daily basis. But only recently, have I thought...er pondered... that I need to do these via a Blog!<BR> <BR> Topics covered: just about anything. They'll vary from motivational, humorous, serious, thought-provoking, light-hearted, etc.<BR> <BR> Please sign-up using the subscribe box below. :)Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.comBlogger353125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-27238487717558547912009-07-05T15:06:00.001-05:002009-07-05T15:07:26.584-05:00<BR><a target="_blank" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tinyurl.com/m54dqw"><img style="float:none; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 544px; height: 408px;" src="http://images.myride.com/images/Vehicle/2004/Porsche/Carrera%20GT/oem/04.carrera.8_(544x408).jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />10 Tips for Avoiding a Speeding Ticket (slideshow) - <br /><a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/m54dqw">http://tinyurl.com/m54dqw</a><BR><BR><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-2723848771755854791?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-91600610944830470892009-07-03T10:42:00.000-05:002009-07-03T10:43:38.560-05:00<BR>"A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows."<P align="right">—Doug Larson</P><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-9160061094483047089?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-62709657279790671092009-07-01T08:40:00.001-05:002009-07-01T08:41:42.715-05:00<BR>"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man."<P align="right">- Heraclitus</P><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-6270965727979067109?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-16253637279987986192009-06-30T09:30:00.000-05:002009-06-30T09:31:51.547-05:00<BR>"Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you."<P align="right">- Oprah Winfrey</P><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-1625363727998798619?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-65393551002733393162009-06-29T09:19:00.001-05:002009-06-29T09:19:56.435-05:00<BR>"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going."<P align="right">-Earl Nightingale</P><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-6539355100273339316?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-70033687220449249982009-06-26T08:47:00.000-05:002009-06-26T08:48:26.289-05:00<BR>Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven't paid the price to decide what is really important to them.<P align="right">- Stephen Covey</P><BR><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-7003368722044924998?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-37822415768468458542009-06-25T09:58:00.001-05:002009-06-25T09:58:58.745-05:00<BR>To have a dream come true, you must have a dream.<P align="right">- Kelly Shipp</P><BR><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-3782241576846845854?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-83758418050362794662009-06-24T09:54:00.002-05:002009-06-24T09:55:04.052-05:00<BR>People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing.. that's why we recommend it daily.<P align="right">- Zig Ziglar</P><BR><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-8375841805036279466?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-9976875089025844202009-06-23T09:41:00.005-05:002009-06-23T09:55:09.302-05:00<BR><img style="float:left; margin:0px 20px 5px 0px;width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3XlM6v_BlCA/SkDr6TbluII/AAAAAAAAARY/9mCYKFl84RA/s320/investing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350535744197081218" /><br />Learn at least one thing about investing, whether you know nothing or a lot. <br /><br />If you're socially inclined, form an educational investing club with friends. (You can learn how at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.better-investing.org">better-investing.org</a>). If you're more of a do-it-yourselfer, just start reading. A couple of good places to begin are <a target="_blank" href="http://www.moneychimp.com">moneychimp.com</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fool.com/school">fool.com/school</a>.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-997687508902584420?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-62513916403890336352009-06-22T09:05:00.000-05:002009-06-22T09:06:10.234-05:00<BR>Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent. — Joe Sparano<BR><BR><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-6251391640389033635?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-72183332779565336892009-06-19T08:54:00.001-05:002009-06-19T08:56:01.779-05:00<BR>A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.<P align="right">- Richard Branson</P><BR><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-7218333277956533689?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-79825094498045761462009-06-18T09:04:00.002-05:002009-06-18T09:08:14.138-05:00<BR>What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds. - Wayne Dyer<BR><BR><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-7982509449804576146?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-64008225968677891702009-06-17T06:54:00.000-05:002009-06-17T06:54:01.111-05:00<BR>The Greeks understood that mind and body must develop in harmounious proportions to produce a creative intelligence. And so did the most brilliant intelligence of our earliest days - Thomas Jefferson - when he said, not less than two hours a day should be devoted to exercise.<br /><br /> If the man who wrote the Decleration of Independence, was Secretary of State, and twice President, could give it two hours, our children can give it ten or fifteen minutes.<br /><br />- John F Kennedy (1917-63), US statesman, Address to the National Football Foundations, 5 Dec 1961.<BR><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-6400822596867789170?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-67552578863546047202009-06-16T08:51:00.003-05:002009-06-16T09:13:23.055-05:00<BR><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3XlM6v_BlCA/SjeoH2vvoxI/AAAAAAAAARQ/7xE4niH7A_0/s1600-h/_KS10062_lr.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3XlM6v_BlCA/SjeoH2vvoxI/AAAAAAAAARQ/7xE4niH7A_0/s320/_KS10062_lr.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347927935434072850" /></a><br /><br /><B>10 Tips for a Happy Marriage -</B><br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://savethedateevents.blogspot.com/2009/06/10-tips-for-happy-marriage.html">See the full list here</a><BR><br /><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-6755257886354604720?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-27322403357323511982009-06-15T05:51:00.000-05:002009-06-15T05:51:00.663-05:00<BR>Be Honest. Be Unique. Be Yourself. There is no one else in the world like you, nor will there ever be. So what will you do with your gifts?<br /><P align="right">- Jon Chan, Photographer</P><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-2732240335732351198?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-88809295371677145892009-06-11T09:23:00.000-05:002009-06-11T09:24:06.594-05:00<BR>If people talk behind your back, it just means that you're ahead of them.<br /><BR><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-8880929537167714589?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-19775825637968456482009-06-10T09:18:00.003-05:002009-06-10T09:20:20.511-05:00<BR>The 32 Most Commonly Misused Words and Phrases<br />This is a good read - are there words that you are commonly misusing?<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#7YFGBS/helptutorservices.com/blog/the-32-most-commonly-misused-words-and-phrases//topic:Writing">Click here to read the full story</a><br /><BR><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-1977582563796845648?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-28870522692065011902009-06-09T05:00:00.000-05:002009-06-09T05:00:17.267-05:00<BR>Summer Lust List: Nine Things We Want to Play With This Summer:<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fastcompany.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/toys-of-summer-09.html?page=1">View the slideshow</a><br /><BR>Anyone tried the Flamedisk? Looks interesting...<br /><BR><br /><div><script type="text/javascript">addthis_url='<data:post.url/>'; addthis_title='<data:post.title/>'; addthis_pub='kshipp';</script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-2887052269206501190?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-24902627331662617052009-06-08T09:40:00.000-05:002009-06-08T09:41:09.590-05:00<BR>You won't get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it - John Lennon<br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><div><script type="text/javascript">addthis_url='<data:post.url/>'; addthis_title='<data:post.title/>'; addthis_pub='kshipp';</script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-2490262733166261705?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-21191215910704908392009-06-05T09:40:00.000-05:002009-06-05T09:41:30.781-05:00<BR>Your portfolio should still focus on the types of work you want to land in the <br />future. Your website, business card and even testimonials should all reflect the niche you want to work with.<br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><div><script type="text/javascript">addthis_url='<data:post.url/>'; addthis_title='<data:post.title/>'; addthis_pub='kshipp';</script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-2119121591070490839?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-3104131865092303572009-06-04T08:40:00.001-05:002009-06-04T08:40:44.026-05:00<BR>Progress always involves risks. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first. -Frederick B. Wilcox<br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><div><script type="text/javascript">addthis_url='<data:post.url/>'; addthis_title='<data:post.title/>'; addthis_pub='kshipp';</script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-310413186509230357?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-5428645587595089512009-06-03T09:12:00.001-05:002009-06-03T09:12:53.298-05:00<BR>Eighty percent of success is showing up. - Woody Allen<br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><div><script type="text/javascript">addthis_url='<data:post.url/>'; addthis_title='<data:post.title/>'; addthis_pub='kshipp';</script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-542864558759508951?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-4698237434266301162009-06-02T08:07:00.005-05:002009-06-02T08:15:23.398-05:00<BR><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3XlM6v_BlCA/SiUlnML2gLI/AAAAAAAAAPA/-_dD0Y6gffE/s1600-h/social+networking.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3XlM6v_BlCA/SiUlnML2gLI/AAAAAAAAAPA/-_dD0Y6gffE/s320/social+networking.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342717888161022130" /></a><br />Social networking is fun, but it can also be used to assist you in your business or further your career. There are dozens of social networking sites on the internet. Here are some of the more popular ones: Bahu, Bebo, Biip, Facebook, Geni, Habbo, itsmy, Jaiku, kaioo, LinkedIn, Ning, Plaxo, Plurk, Pownce, Twitter, and Vox.<br /><br />Social Networking is here to stay. Why not take advantage of it grow your networks, and put them to work for you!<br /><br />- Diane Berkenfeld, Editor, Studio Photography<br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><div><script type="text/javascript">addthis_url='<data:post.url/>'; addthis_title='<data:post.title/>'; addthis_pub='kshipp';</script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-469823743426630116?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-69567316134854224532009-06-01T08:35:00.001-05:002009-06-01T08:37:14.629-05:00<BR>Slurping down too many sugary drinks could raise your risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to recent research. After 25 weeks with free access to sugar water, mice displayed memory-retention problems and an increase in brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's development. Researchers aren't sure if the bump in sugar intake caused the increased mental impairment. But past research has indicated that inflammation and insulin resistance (both linked to excess sugar intake) could lead to Alzheimer's.<br /><br />Limit soda and other sugary treats, and feed your brain omega-3-rich fish and antioxidant-packed fruits and vegetables, which show promise in protecting the brain from age-related damage.<br /><BR><br />Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wholeliving.com">www.wholeliving.com</a><br /><BR><br /><div><script type="text/javascript">addthis_url='<data:post.url/>'; addthis_title='<data:post.title/>'; addthis_pub='kshipp';</script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-6956731613485422453?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184563776809408283.post-5011947087121673412009-05-29T06:10:00.001-05:002009-05-29T06:11:51.973-05:00<BR>Your first idea is rarely your best. Don't be afraid to nuke your first idea and run with your second--or third, forth or fifth.<P align="right">- Jason Calacanis</P><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><div><script type="text/javascript">addthis_url='<data:post.url/>'; addthis_title='<data:post.title/>'; addthis_pub='kshipp';</script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><P> <A href="http://www.kellyspoint.com/" target="_blank">Post a comment</A> </P><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184563776809408283-501194708712167341?l=www.kellyspoint.com'/></div>Kelly Shipphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661250244474796097noreply@blogger.com0