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About dfolstad58

I live in the South Okanagan. BC. I enjoy reading, exercise, toastmasters. spending time with my son, my daughter, & her husband , and my patient wife. I try to respond personally to every comment on my blog, and in this way I hope to get to know my readers a little bit and and am able to thank readers for their encouragement on what they liked and suggestions on what they would like to see me try in order to improve.

How to Drive a Business Into the Ground

Posted on March 13, 2014 by dfolstad58

I went for walk yesterday with a friend and we passed by a coffee shop that has had it’s ups and down in success. My friend casually commented on how the owners could give lessons on ” How to Drive … Continue reading →

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My Economics Professor was Wrong

Posted on March 11, 2014 by dfolstad58

My very first day of University and my class Economics 101 there was a lecture called ” No Such Thing as a Free Lunch“.  I suppose this was  how he started off every semester to the green students, just back … Continue reading →

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Neither Best, nor worst Handyman in Canada

Posted on March 9, 2014 by dfolstad58

I grew up where I saw my Dad seem to know everything. He finished basements, he put in concrete floors, he even built his own garage doors. He allowed me to be his “gopher” which meant I ran and got … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog #2 from Heather McGaw

Posted on March 8, 2014 by dfolstad58

This is a second guest blog post from Heather McGaw – please share your thoughts, as you may hold insights for Heather that will inspire in more writing. I will be happy to forward those for you to the author. … Continue reading →

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Poetry makes you think – You Have Been Seen (Guest Blog Post)

Posted on March 8, 2014 by dfolstad58

  YOU HAVE BEEN SEEN Hapless mother sacrifice, to no avail do I think twice Unholy purpose daughter vends, to flesh of men pretend Ashamed do I hear men speak Stand with us here in twenty fourteen To our amazement, … Continue reading →

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Go to the Edge, and Live without Regrets.

Posted on February 26, 2014 by dfolstad58

I have been having this thought in my mind about “Going to the Edge“. Terry Fox went to the Edge, Rick Hanson went to the Edge. What I am thinking is that these were people who had a vision, they … Continue reading →

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