Marbles

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A collection of 21 life experiences that encounter many faces of death, the choices for life, or not.  More than a few laughs. 
       Alex Beam says "I read most of this book in one sitting and loved it." 
       Marc Jacobs said it was "starkly revealing, courageous and always touchingly honest; a tenacious, thorny, desert plant of a book."
Sample:
  • "Open Adoption"
  • A daughter battles Crohn's Disease
  • Motorcycling in the Baja
  • Teenage suicide

Speaking of 
Condo's & HOA's

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Living in a community association of any kind (condo/HOA/ PUD/Coop) has been studied, examined and intensely written about for nearly 75 years. The major hurdle to success in this lifestyle is that there's no "corporate/cultural memory". 
       New board members replace old ones and keep reinventing the wheels of progress. Professional Property managers hang around a bit longer, but are almost always underpaid and under-appreciated.
       In this section you'll find dozens of simple articles on the specifics of managing a condo or other form of community association. Just click on the topic and see what's available. Most all of these articles originally appeared in CondoManagement Magazine, the largest and longest lasting monthly magazine in the country devoted to community association survival.

Plato's Cave

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You judge the world by the reflected view of the actions of others. We can never really know the reality that drives them to do and say what they do. All we see are their actions. That's the world in which we struggle. Your own reflections are welcome. Use the comments button to post your thoughts. Plato focused on “Good”.  
       We’re not all Plato.
      "Every man has three hearts within; three faces for each heart. 
There's the public heart, the private heart shared only with one's chosen life-partner, and a secret heart-of-hearts shared with no one.
Each heart has three faces. The first is the face perceived by others. The second is the face he sees himself. The third is the reality."
Sample:
  • Objectivism
  • Chinese Food Fantasy
  • Kevin

the Ark

The idea of a small handful of people governing the behavior of others is ideopathic*. Why does it exist? Is there an alternative? Let's explore by unwrapping the accepted rules of behavior from condos to Federal governments.  There's just gotta be a better way.

* "a disease of unknown origin" 
                      1969 American Heritage Dictionary

Links & Resources

Please speak your piece and share your wisdom or concerns. This is only where we start. Here find links to other organizations involved in our many struggles. They include charitable organizations, educational groups and professionals who have passed "the sniff-test". There's no commerce involved here.