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- America On The Brink of Despair - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. (C) Copyright Arthur Levine, 2011 Words: 499 Keywords: America, Despair, Hope, Future, Politics, Solutions The first ever downgrade of America’s triple A credit rating, Stock Markets in turmoil, ...
Views: 1952(2 votes) - Skinny Dipping is Better Than Double Dipping - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. (C) Copyright, Arthur Levine 2011. Works: Keywords: Skinny Dipping, Double Dipping, Johnny Oops What has sex got to do with economics? I’ve come to the conclusion that swimming naked in the pool is a ...
Views: 1812(1 vote) - French Dips and Double Dips - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. (C) Copyright Arthur Levine 2011 Words: 501 Keywords” Double Dip, French Dip, Recession, Depression I’ve always believed that food and economics go together, and in many cases the former can help predict ...
Views: 1184 - Alternatives To Getting Old - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Arthur LevineSome people say there are no viable alternatives to getting old, but I think it’s a matter of the mind. Today there is a philosophy that the new middle aged group are people in their fifties and sixties instead of in their forties. I think it’s a matter of how you feel and how you act. Maybe ...
Views: 1541 - Shocking Dream Excerpt From Johnny Oops - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Arthur LevineI was going through my roommate’s socks in the dark looking for his stash when the lights came on. He grabbed my arm, and spun me around shouting, “What the hell are you doing?” He didn’t tell anyone else, but when he calmed down he made me promise I would get myself straightened out. I promised ...
Views: 1315 - Would you like to be Young again? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. (C) Copyright Arthur Levine 2011 Words: 400 Keywords: Remember, Invincible Fourteen, Young Again Do you remember the feeling that you were invincible, that no one could cause you any harm? Do you ...
Views: 1556(2 votes) - Are Your Hormones Out Of Whack? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. (C) Copyright Arthur Levine 2011 Words: 433 Keywords: Johnny Oops, Hormones, Fantasy, Fiction, God, Game Master Johnny can’t help himself. Even when he becomes a full grown man he has the raging hormones ...
Views: 1322 - Bullies – Excerpt from the novel Johnny Oops - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. (C) Copyright Arthur Levine, 2011 Words: 529 Keywords: Bully, Johnny Oops, Novel, dread. Hopeless, Win, Beat One on one, I can sometimes handle myself when a fight starts, but if these three bullies ...
Views: 1712 - Old Enough To Want A New Reality? – Ten Things To Do. - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. (C) Copyright, Arthur Levine 2011 Words: 481 Keywords: New Reality, Johnny Oops, Something New, Fun, Dreams, Goals Are you tired of the doing the same things, facing the same problems, and just ...
Views: 1321(6 votes) - How To Deal With A Bully - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to my resource box. Keywords: Bully, Johnny Oops, Kindle, Novel (c) Copyright Arthur Levine 2010 Words: 357 Learn how to deal with a Bully in Chapter 4 of my novel Johnny Oops. I tried to run away too, but I froze in ...
Views: 1502 - What Is The New American Reality? - by Submitted on May 30, 2010 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine, 2010 Words: 1450 Keywords: Reality, Communication. Dreams, Information Processing, Politicians, Terrorism, American Reality show survivors eating mealy worms and bugs to win a ...
Views: 1230 - New World Reality Check - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Arthur LevineDo you feel like you’ve been here and heard this before? Do your dreams seem real? Do you imagine all kinds of crazy things happening? How do you know you are not living in different realities simultaneously? Maybe you are living in parallel new worlds taking different paths and reaching ...
Views: 1123(3 votes) - God The Game Master -- Verses Virtual Reality - by Submitted on May 01, 2009 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine, 2009 I am going stir crazy pacing up and down in my home, with nothing to do, waiting for the scars on my face to heal from my attempted suicide at Harvard as a result of my breakup ...
Views: 2444(1 vote) - The Elements of a Good Read - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2009 from Arthur LevineThe elements of a good read are largely personal, individual to each reader. While a literary story draws one type of reader, the action/adventure draws another. Tastes and needs differ. This is why there are so many genres in fiction, so many categories in nonfiction. Take for example the ...
Views: 1124 - Do Publishers Really Care About the Economy? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2009 from Arthur LevineMost publishers would say they care about what is happening to the economy if for no other reason than the current downturn affects the number of books they sell and the profits they can realize. Yet, there are a few publishing companies who go a step further and demonstrate how much they care ...
Views: 1155 - Today's Fantasy Becomes Tomorrow's Reality - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2009 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine, 2009 Words: 480 Keywords: Fantasy, Reality, Imagination, God, Devil, Dream, Alien, New Dimension, Society It's all a matter of perspective and imagination. Have you ever dreamed ...
Views: 1929 - Why Your House May Be Worth 5 Times More In 5 Years - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2009 from Arthur LevineThis economic crisis we are in may end up making you a fortune if you just have the staying power to stay in your home, or the buying power to buy a new home. The facts are one way or another we have been and are going to spend trillions getting us out of this economic disaster. Someone down ...
Views: 983 - The Futures Market On Christmas & New Years - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright, Arthur Levine 2008 Words: 372 Keywords: Christmas, New Years, Future, Happiness, Faith, Miracles All three major indexes are up the sky’s the limit on the coming Holidays. They are ...
Views: 1122 - Thanksgiving Without All The Fancy Trimmings - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright, Arthur Levine, 2008 Words: 578 Keywords: Thanksgiving, Trimmings, Recession, Holiday, Savings This is shaping up as the Thanksgiving when people return to old fashion values and go ...
Views: 1343 - Answer The Question 123 - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Arthur LevineWords: 501 Keywords: Answers, Questions, Search, Life Experience, Real People, Non-Experts I don’t know about you, but I am getting mighty tired having to search around for answers to my questions. Let me give you a few examples: 1. If I want to find out how to make my Matzo Balls ...
Views: 1107 - Ten Ways To Survive The Coming Recession - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2008 from Arthur LevineWords: 471 Keywords: Recession, Survive, Prevent, Debt Control We can’t prevent a recession from happening, but there are a number of things to do so that we survive it with a minimum of pain. 1. Have the proper attitude – you have to have faith that you can do something positive ...
Views: 1287 - The Credit Monster Just Ate My Mortgage - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Words: 718 Keywords: Bad Mortgage, Debt, Credit Monster, Fault, Responsibility I was sitting there minding my own business when this Credit Monster came running into the ...
Views: 877 - International Set Flock To Fire Island To Buy Vacation Homes - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Words: 475 Keywords: Fire Island, Homes, International, Buyers, Investment They are not hunting for gold or looking for oil, these Euro rich buyers are in the midst of a ...
Views: 1165 - Kooks & Spooks & Terror-nooks - Halloween Is Here Again - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Words: 578 Keywords: Halloween, Kooks, Spooks, Terror-nooks, Treats, Tricks, Little painted faces, pointy witch hats, two feet tall clowns, skeleton costumes – ...
Views: 1008 - Fire Island Homes International - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine, 2008 Words: 439 Keywords: International, Vacationers, Fire Island, Prime Property, Homes Who can blame them? International visitors to the United States are discovering the ...
Views: 1010 - Who Says Your Stuff Smells Better Than Mine? - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2008 from Arthur LevineI’m not talking about what you may be thinking about. I am talking about the fine aroma of a new invention. I am talking about the essence of a unique new product. I am referring to something with a sweet flavor that will last forever. I am talking about my boss’s new product. You ...
Views: 948 - Chapter 2 - Just The Facts - Excerpt From Home Grown Terrorists - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2008 from Arthur LevineJohn went back to Casey’s office and wasted no time in voicing his suspicions. He asked, “Where is Homeland Security in all this? Why aren’t they leading the show? Aren’t they supposed to be in charge? Why are you trying to implicate the Iranians? There is no information ...
Views: 997 - Where Is My Freelance Copywriter? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2008 from Arthur LevineYou know in the back of your head that something is missing, but you can’t quite put your finger on it. You have struggled and worked hard to produce the best, most advanced product in your industry, and you are getting a good reception to it from industry experts, but where is the ...
Views: 897 - Do Your Customers Know That You're The Best? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2008 from Arthur LevineI would imagine that your current customers know that you product or service is the best, but how about the large universe of prospective buyers that have not yet tried what you have to offer? How are these prospects supposed to know that you have something far superior to offer than your ...
Views: 1172(2 votes) - Husband Hunting - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2008 from Arthur LevineNo one said this was going to be easy, but if you follow the twenty-four keys to finding a husband I am going to tell you about, you can be successful. Look at this as a tiger hunt. You wouldn’t go hunting a tiger without the right equipment, would you? Think of the man you are hunting ...
Views: 2629 - How To Find A Husband - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2008 from Arthur LevineNo one said this was going to be easy, but if you follow the twenty-four keys to finding a husband I am going to tell you about, you can be successful. Look at this as a tiger hunt. You wouldn’t go hunting a tiger without the right equipment, would you? Think of the man you are hunting ...
Views: 950 - Some Things You Just Can't Patch Together - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Arthur LevineWords: 313 Keywords: Patch, God, Faith, Addiction, Healing People are not like a bunch of old cloths that you can mend by sewing patches on the torn parts. People are different. Then why are we trying to patch ourselves together with patches to help us stop smoking, eating too much, and ...
Views: 932 - Happy Father's Day - How Am I Doing? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2008 from Arthur LevineWords: 413 Keywords: Father’s Day, Children, Schedules, Measure Up, Grandchildren, Spoil I have been at this Father’s Day thing for a long time, but I still get a kick out of my now grown children calling and visiting and even taking my wife and I out to dinner – when it fits ...
Views: 927 - I'm Writing As Fast As I Can - by Submitted on May 20, 2008 from Arthur LevineI wake up every morning and rush to my computer to start writing. I don’t even stop for coffee or to make a pit stop until I get my first thoughts of the day down. I am writing as fast as I can because I don’t want to forget or lose any of the thoughts I have stuffed into my head; my ...
Views: 1214(1 vote) - Are You Real? - by Submitted on May 19, 2008 from Arthur LevineWords: 502 Keywords: Real, Imagination, Faith, Alien, Virtual Reality Are you real or living in a virtual reality world? Are your strings being pulled by some giant alien puppet master whose intelligence we cannot even fathom? Are we all part of a great big game for his or her ...
Views: 1156 - How To Make Money During An Economic Recession - by Submitted on May 12, 2008 from Arthur LevineYou may think that surviving and prospering during a recession requires having a lot of money to begin with, but the most important element in successfully surviving a recession is to have the proper attitude. You must believe you are capable of surviving an economic recession. You must ...
Views: 1103 - I'm Not An Expert, But - by Submitted on May 07, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Words: Keywords: Expert, Instincts, Inhibitions, Imagination, Wonderful, Instincts I know a good deal when I see one. I can see the beauty all around me. I can smell the ...
Views: 993 - How To Get What You Want And Are Dreaming Of - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2008 from Arthur LevineWords: 543 Keywords: Dreams, Happiness, Attitude, Faith, God, Believe, Goals Ten Steps To Happiness The first step is to decide what you really want. A lot of people spend their time chasing other people’s dreams. Do you know what you want out of life? Are you prepared to follow ...
Views: 1005 - This Isn't Your Grandfather's Depression - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. Words: 607 © Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Keywords: Recession, Depression, Tips, Humor, This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Depression I don’t know about you, but I have only lived through ...
Views: 987 - I'm Listening As Hard As I Can - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2008 from Arthur LevineWords: 543 Words: Keywords: Listening, Hard, Silence, Speak Out, Together I’m listening as hard as I can, but the silence is deafening. Why won’t you talk to me? Don’t you have something to say to me? Every once in a while I hear a tiny whisper; a little murmur, as if you ...
Views: 1382 - It's A Wonder - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Arthur LevineIt is a wonder that with all the obstacles we have faced that we have survived and prospered. It must be something in the genes that the founders of our Nation supplied us with. It must be something in the immigrant’s journey to freedom. It must be the good fortune that we have inherited ...
Views: 942 - Sex Sells - Dead Fish Smell - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2008 from Arthur LevineWords: 975 Keywords: Sex, Dead Fish, Special Interests. Faith, Freedom, Moral Sex Sells – Dead Fish Smell I am so glad that I am a fictional character in a novel. I don’t have to worry about the tricks I use to get you to read what I have to say. For example I got you to click ...
Views: 1045 - Election Madness - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article if credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Words: 526 Keywords: Elections, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Consensus, Terrorism, Economy, Health insurance Sometimes it pays to be a fictional character in a novel. This ...
Views: 960 - How To Stay Young Longer - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2008 from Arthur LevineWords: 463 Keywords: Stay Young, Attitude, Health, Exercise, Diet, Optimist, Motivate, Goals Who wouldn’t want to feel and look young in their fifties and sixties plus. I know I do. I think there are certain tricks to learning how to stay young. 1. Attitude plays a big part in your quest ...
Views: 1406(1 vote) - The Glass Half Full - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Words: 601 Keywords: Age, Optimist, Future, Learning, Knowledge, Excel The Glass Half Full When you get to be my age the chances are that you are an optimist, or you ...
Views: 1012(1 vote) - The Prophet Returns To Do Battle - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Words: 438 Keywords: Prophet, Reality, Fiction, Society, Moral, Humanity, Basic Values Johnny Oops returned to lead the battle for the hearts and minds of the non-believers ...
Views: 1193 - Growing Older - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Words: 1000 Keywords: Growing Older, Pain Free, Diet, Sex, Enjoy, Socialize Growing Older I am tired of people telling me how to grow older graciously. I am doing it the ...
Views: 1252 - Oops, I Did It Again - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine, 2008 Words: 479 Keywords: Resolutions. New Years, Change, instincts, Feeling, Reality I can’t believe I have broken all of my New Years resolutions already, but to tell ...
Views: 974 - Would You Like To Feel And Look Young Again? - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine, 2008 Words: 448 Keywords: Feel Young, Attitude, Positive, Hope, Plan, Future This is getting boring. I am tired of feeling old. I looked in the mirror this morning and I ...
Views: 2703(1 vote) - Work At Home - Feel Young Again - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Words: 561 Keywords: Work at Home, Feel Young, Baby Boomer, New Middle Aged It’s a matter of perspective and attitude. If you feel you are still young, and just ...
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