hitchingpost's blog: "Book/CD reviews, listmania lists, guidelists a la amazon.com"

Go to http://www.amazon.com Do a "people" search on "whereat2@yahoo.com" or is it "whereat2" ? Look at the 18th guidelist. This lists ALL of my numerous amazon accounts & what kinds of things each one gives recomendations on. The emails are invalid, but the "people" search on them will work. Actually ONE is still valid, but I don't kiss and tell. lol. I did it this way because amazon didn't have a "hierarchical" mode in their listmania & guidelist stuff, & I didn't want people to have to look through more than 30 entries of such.

How to Strengthen Your Winning Business Personality by Brenda M. Smith 1990 Flowchart of various answers you have chosen, so you can see where a different answer might lead you down another path. Each type of business person has their own chapter, with Professional and Trade Groups listed at the end pp 181 - 188 -- description of generic meaning of each quality tested pp 189 - 197 -- mentioning of jobs for certain combinations of skills pp 199 - 216 -- "test questionairre" to identify where you fit in the spectrum of possibilities Type of business people are briefly as follows: 1. persuaders 2. diplomats 3. communicators 4. shirt-sleeve managers 5. gnomes 6. delegators 7. wheeler-dealers 8. entrepreneurs 9. consultants 10. small business owners I WAS TOTALLY SURPRISED AT WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO WITH MY BEHAVIOR AND DECIDED TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO CHANGE SOME!

God's Words of Life 1997 Here are some tidbits from this "devotional" book -- pp 9 -- Psa 138:7-8 deeds not just words for posterity keep sake pp 10 -- Psa 37:8 fret = tizzy also Micah 7:18 -- remnant picks up the slack also Psa 103:8-9 -- old hash robots lost their humanity pp 16 -- Psa 73:26 -- portion = leftovers pp 23 -- Eph 1:3 -- heavenly realms = over the rainbow places pp 18 -- Prov 14:8-9 -- goodwill = what Myers-Briggs personality theory is all about! pp 46 -- Phil 4:13 -- there is a "ladder of success" in my notes somewhere from " I won't" to "I did!" pp 68 -- John 4:14 -- living water coming from all directions at once! pp 79 -- Galations 2:20 -- complete, whole, and balanced in UNION pp 83 -- Prov 3:3-4 -- write them on the tablet of your heart = journaling pp 84 -- Prov 28:20 -- gamble on PEOPLE, not MONEY! pp 86 -- Philippians 4:12-- benefit greatly from just torn scraps of paper! pp 94 -- Romans 4:7 --sins are covered = surrender pp 106 -- Psa 33:18--22 -- even God has nicknames pp 108 -- Deut 13:4 -- revere = hold in awe, not fear pp 114 -- Psa 33:22 -- unfailing love = not vain promise pp 115 -- Psa 130:7 --full redemption = friendly unconscious! also Prov 13:12 -- No negligence, make feel alive to synergize pp 117 -- Rom 15:13 -- overflow with hope = burst forth exuberantly with aspirations, not tight lipped also 2 Thess 2:16-17 -- eternal encouragement = encourage ABOUT eternal thingies also Heb 6:19 -- anchor for the soul = growth possible, lap of metaphoric luxury pp 118 -- Heb 11:1 -- ideas of invisible micro/macro cosmos also Job 13:15 -- he gave me the freedom blood also Acts 2:26-28 -- see decay = numb pp 120 -- Job 2:3 -- dare to compare, to know which direction is UP. pp 122 -- Heb 13:18 -- tireless devotion also Colossians 3:22-23 -- avoid semi-pseudo iffy work habits also Exodus 18:21 -- avoid leaders who are twisting arms & last minute fudging pp 123 -- Prov 10:9 -- crooked paths pieces don't fit, or jibe together pp 124 -- 1 Chron 29:17 -- honest intent = secret agent man, unfathomable mysteries pp 125 -- "going all out" = sense of purpose also dirty cops/auditors take advantage of people pp 141 -- Rom 14:19 -- mutual edification = hidden plan until blossoms pp 142 --John 16:33 -- overcome the world = overcome impossible odds pp 144 -- Matt 19:26 -- with God all things are possible = doubt your doubt pp 146 -- Prov 24:5 -- knowlege increases strength = secret passageways, talk to their unconscious creatively also 1 CHron 29:11-12 -- power to exalt = head over heels heals also howl, moan, groan, scream, cry pp 150 -- Mark 11:35 -- went off to a solitary place = get away from ambiguity p;p 154 -- Prov 8:13 -- King's X pp 164 -- 2 Tim 2:15 in NKJV NOT NIV -- rightly DIVIDE the word of truth into appropriate parts pp 181 -- Isaiah 40:31 -- run & not grow weary = 2nd wind pp 199 -- Isaiah 26:3-4 -- God has a firm offer for us

This is a Myers-Briggs personality theory book about kids personality., for parents to become informed with. One of a Kind by LaVonne Neff 1988 -- FIRST PRINTING ONLY Check pages 25-26 should have a questionairre. If not there, then you have the WRONG book! alias Making the most of your child's uniqueness. Summary: It takes all kinds! Don't try to bend your child against the grain too much. As a short quickie subsitute for this -- I suggest the following 4 questions: 1. quiet or outgoing? -- i.e. I or E 2. intuitive or instinctive ? i.e. N or S 3. decides based on feelings or logic? i.e. F or T 4. spontaneously changes mind at last moment or holds course once decided? i.e. P or J

Living With Mystery by Stacey Padrick 2001 alias Finding God in the midst of unanswered questions. It suffices to list the Table of Contents: 1. Hide-and-Seek: The Mystery of Honesty 2. Beauty and Thorns: The Mystery of Love 3. When the Heart is Pierced: The Mystery of Brokenness 4. From Strinving to Stillness: The Mystery of Limitations 5. Treasures of Darkness: The Mystery of Suffering 6. A day in His Courts: The Mystery of Solitude & Silence 7. Living with Unfulfilled Longings: The Mystery of Desire 8. Seeing the Unseen: The Mystery of Hope 9. Celebrating our Belovedness: The Mystery of God's delight 10. Being Fully Alive: The Mystery of Life

Book Review of "How to Write Like a Pro" by Barry Tarshis 1982 pp 39 -- focus pp 63 -- organize thoughts pp 70 -- staging thoughts pp 71 -- clarity and impact of thoughts are most important pp 72 -- umbrella thought = focus = topic sentence. Big thoughts, little thoughts pp 76 -- anchoring -- keep thoughts of reader on your focus pp 76 -- clarity first, variety next pp 82 -- it isn't the # of words in a sentence that determines clarity, or lack of it, but the # of thoughts you give reader to absorb pp 86 -- priming the reader to make sure reader pays attention pp 91 -- reinforce details pp 95 -- "staging" your thoughts pp 100 -- to describe people -- combine factual & impressionistic details pp 149 -- summary of how to avoid "fat" writing pp 160 -- 5 different "types" of leads A reader is a person with an attention span of about 20 seconds Here are the kinds of phrases which make sure the reader/writer are on the same wavelength: 1. I can guess what you're thinking 2. As odd as it may seem ... 3. Not surprisingly... 4.But that's another story & I'll get to it in a moment 5. I digress 6. It's hard to believe, but ... 7.In other words ... These let him know that you're looking out for his welfare. As a result, he's likely to work a little harder than he otherwise might to make the writer/reader relationship flourish. Get into the habit of reading aloud what you've written. A series of indirect quotes followed by a direct quote that reinforces or dramatizes the info conveyed in the indirect material, is the pattern favored by most professional writers. Indirect quotes = paraphrase. A shift from what people are saying to what they're doing WHEN they say it, is essentially a pacing device. lead = the 1st paragraph or 2 you ask your reader to read.

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Review of "Another Place" vocalist jazz music CD by "Hiroshima". This review may be totally politically incorrect and off-the-wall, but it was my interpretation as discovered in mystical moments. 1. TOUCH AND GO Learning to touch noses. Paying attention to God with a lively interest, not bringing up irrelevant frivolous issues. 2. STAY AWAY Learning to walk on your own. Find suitable substitutes when you lose your crutches, instead of guilt-tripping people/God. Soul sensitivity. 3. SAVE YOURSELF FOR ME Learning to go to bed & get some rest after a bath. Have goodwill toward others with more privileges & confessing your eavesdropping. 4. THE GAME Learning to eat & cleanup & share leftovers. Learning not blame someone else for the mess you made, or admit your part in it. Harmony without waste or deadlock. Doing without if you don't behave. 5. WHAT'S IT TO YA ? Learning to use the potty.lol Grin & bear it instinct, having spirit without veiled threats of revenge. Suffering indignities & injustice courageously, don't claim it didn't happen by trying to dispute the bare facts. 6. UNDERCOVER Learning to get up in the morning. Change your mind -- repent & don't be a slackard. Get flexible & in sync with God's assumptions about your responsibilities & exercize your gifts/talents. 7. ONE WISH, I DO REMEMBER -- instrumental only Learning to brush your teeth without saying no or lieing. Be quiet & do it earnestly.Don't lie. Don't expect good results without earnest effort.