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Rendezvous Teaches a Lesson in Portion Control – Jeff Elkins

12. August 2009

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Rendezvous Teaches a Lesson in Portion Control – Jeff Elkins

I think everyone should visit the King's glittery compound at least ONCE, and I have. Though I noted a few things on my second trip that I hadn't seen the first time, I'm not sure two visits is generally warranted unless you're a big fan... but I'll save my comments and critique of Graceland for another time!

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Being Happy in The New Year? – Guest Author, Jeff Elkins

3. January 2009

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Being Happy in The New Year? – Guest Author, Jeff Elkins

When it comes to physical and mental health and well-being – simply “being happy” – I have several beliefs that I hold dear. I don’t have empirical science to demonstrate that some of them, like smiling or “acting happy”, actually improve one’s health, but I have some anecdotal references that inform my opinions. For example, my [...]

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The Cadence of Fall

31. October 2008

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The Cadence of Fall

It was after the rough night when her mother yelled at her father again, and the next day when we were all VIPs at school, and sat together civily while she and her classmates sang Jesus loves the little children.

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Bella Musica

25. September 2008

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Bella Musica

I’m a concertina Jedi. The Force is obviously strong in me. The I-wanna-be-a-teacher-when-I-grow-up comes out. “Okay,” I say, “try holding that button down and moving the bellows in and out. It shouldn’t make a sound, because it’s the air-only key.

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The New Adventures of an Old Gibson Guitar-Jason Elkins

4. May 2008

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“Dad gave me his Gibson for my birthday” He said. I was standing in Books-A-Million with my older brother Jeff. And I momentarily lost my breath… The 1965 Gibson acoustic guitar that he mentioned was a Christmas present my mother gave my father that year…It moved over a dozen times in Michigan; from Highland Park, to Reed [...]

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Now Serving: In the Words of the Red Hot Chili Peppers–by Jeff Elkins

9. March 2008

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“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.” Albert Schweitzer is oft-quoted. The quote above has been used regularly in graduation speeches and toward the promotion of volunteerism – and [...]

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