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Words of Wisdom
Quotes adapted from AZ Quotes Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. John Wooden We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. George Bernard Shaw To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. Marilyn vos Savant Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grat
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The Farm - Part Five
Jack the Bull Part of farm life for the kids was 4H. 4H is America's largest youth development organization with nearly six million young people that teaches life skills via hands-on learning, responsibility and community engagement. The four "H"s are: HEAD - Managing, thinking, developing critical thinking skills HEART - Relating, caring, developing friendships HANDS - Giving, working, volunteering and helping out HEALTH - Wellbeing, healthy living, taking care of yourself
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Continuing Education
One of the pieces of advice taught by my parents was to always be a lifelong learner. After high school, I went into the military and then used my GI bill to attend college for my undergrad degree in Computer Science and then went on for a master's degree in business administration. During my working years, I attended various technical schools both online and in various campuses across the US. Now in retirement, I've taken advantage of our local community college offering for
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Hacked!
A massive exposure of 2 billion emails and 1.3 billion passwords put many accounts at risk A recent Fox News story reported that threat intelligence firm, Synthient, performed a search of both the internet and dark web looking for leaked credentials and found that a staggering 1.3 BILLION passwords and over 2 BILLION unique email addresses with stolen login information had surfaced. Leaked credentials and credential stuffing lists come from previous data breaches and are co
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The Farm - Part Four
Appaloosas At some point, a local woman named Nicole from the area caught wind that we had a small farm with available space and approached us about leasing her the remaining stalls for a few of her horses. She was knowledgeable and had a world of experience with horses and promised to teach Aria the ins and outs of the equine world. I agreed to provide the three available stalls for the price of one with the provision that she works with my daughter and provide both guidanc
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The Farm - Part Three
When we bought the farm and was ready to bring him to his new home, the woman who was boarding him convinced us that horses aren’t happy to be alone and convinced us to also take a stablemate by the name of Oakey to keep Cisco company. Oakey was a 19-year-old thoroughbred who was taller and bigger than Cisco in frame, but leaner. Horses are measured in “hands” rather than feet and inches. Horses are measured from the shoulders, where the back and neck meet, down to the gro
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