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Birthplace of the Nutcracker Seeks New Recruits

A reprint of an interesting article in "Spiegel Online" about the loss of craftsmen in Germany to make nutcrackers. Ok sure, who needs a nutcracker? But any time a hand-made art form dies out, it's pretty sad. Yes, a machine can make them too, but it's just not the same.

You can read the entire article here: SPIEGEL ONLINE

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When working at this barbershop, employees need to be both clean and dedicated. Rock on, Slayer!

Walk? Don't Walk?

While I do lots of walking around downtown at lunchtime, I run into some graffiti now and again. Some of it is bad or cheap, but some of it has a sense of humor. These pedestrian signs made me giggle.

For instance, this sign. It seems you can't cross here unless you have a mustache.

This sign is by a park, so if you see a soccer player dribbling across the street, you know to yield.

I dare you to push this cross walk button, you might meet the devil!

This creepy little skater face was kind cute.

Finally, be extra careful at this intersection. Hula ensues spontaneously.

Develop a Higher Vision of Your Life

It would be sheer drudgery if you took responsibility for only the bad things in your life. You are also responsible for the good things. If you have a vision for yourself, you can aim higher. The good things become more meaningful because you are heading for long-term fulfillment. This is much better than a string of short-term pleasures, nice as they may be. People without a vision can amass a lot of small pleasures. This kind of immediate gratification is everywhere in our society; distractions are a multi-billion-dollar business. Look at your daily quotient of idling around the Internet, video games, channel surfing, movies, snacking, shopping, and merely hanging around. These distractions are hangovers from adolescence, when immaturity was a natural state. They drop away when life moves on and you undertake the project of building a self. The point isn't to become self-serious and reject having fun. The point is to aim for higher satisfactions that last. By developing a vision of what your life is about, you are asking, "Who am I?" and then turning your answer into positive actions. Deepak Chopra