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An Amazing Story of Oppression, Courage, and Freedom

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:16:00 +0000

You may never have heard the name of Dr. Orly Taitz from Southern California. But you should know her and her story. The complete article is on World Net Daily. Please read it. It's a fascinating...

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On an elevator with two extremely large, intimidating, hired guns. . . .

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:40:00 +0000

Back in the summer of '98 or '99, I was in my hotel in Manhattan, trying to finish reading a deposition transcript on my way to my office. Standing in front of the elevator, waiting, I was reading,...

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Who told you that?

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:54:00 +0000

Here is a great post that I ran across. For all of those little nagging voices inside of us that try to create doubt in us (and we all have those from time to time), this is a fantastic response. I...

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Squidoo

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:44:00 +0000

Have you seen that site called "Squidoo"? It's pretty neat. You build your own site on whatever topic you want. What are you passionate about? On what topic are you an expert? About what topic...

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Steve McQueen & Racing

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:50:00 +0000

I loved Steve McQueen. The essence of cool. Here is a great quote of his: "Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting." That's all for now, --Dutch

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Great book to teach kids common sense

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:09:00 +0000

I just ran across a book called An Island Called Liberty, which is "a cross" between Dr. Seuss and Ayn Rand's Atlas Shruggedand is a great addition to the kids' library. Younger children will enjoy...

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Mistakes

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0000

"People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year." --Peter Drucker

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Setting Goals--Part I

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:55:00 +0000

I've been thinking a lot about goals recently. I've moved my wealth management practice from Merrill Lynch to Morgan Stanley and in conjunction with that move I updated my business plan. The...

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Great Book

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:51:00 +0000

I highly recommend this book: Our Oldest Enemy: A History of America's Disastrous Relationship with France, by John J. Miller and Mark Molesky. It lends a new, and more critical perspective to...

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Lasik

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:07:00 +0000

I've been out of action a bit for the past day and a half. Yesterday morning I had Lasik surgery. It was a fascinating process to go through. No pain, a fair amount of discomfort during the...

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The Power of Words

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:41:00 +0000

This morning, over my second cup of coffee, I was listening to a podcast about the power of words. Being trained as a lawyer, I've always focused on the meaning of words, but the podcast focused on...

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One more thought--High, Low, High

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:42:00 +0000

I just saw a comment that the Dow is "almost back where it was eight years ago." Eight years is a long time. A new associate at a prestigious law firm starts her first day, and suddenly it's eight...

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End of Day Recap--More Woes for Wall Street

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:20:00 +0000

It looks like Citi, MER, and UBS are not out of the sub-prime woods yet. It appears that they will collectively write down another $10B related to the sub-prime debt that the banks hold. For...

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Business-Owner Confidence at 28 Year Low

noreply@blogger.com (George "Dutch" Hoffman) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:34:00 +0000

The NFIB (National Federation of Independent Businesses) (www.nfib.org) noted on Tuesday that the small business owners' confidence in the economy has dropped to the lowest level since 1980, at which...

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