If we cut through the propaganda and take a good hard look at history, it seems an attack on Iran would be unjustified. Perhaps we have grown too accustomed to war to even second guess it.

Show Notes and Links

Obama Denies ‘Huge Number of Civilian Casualties’ in Drone War | AntiWar.com
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/01/30/obama-denies-huge-number-of-civilian-casualties-in-drone-war/

Disgraceful Reporting by the Boston Herald and Others | LewRockwell.com
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/104912.html

Irresponsible Reporting on Iran From Glenn Beck | LewRockwell.com
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/104915.html

China and Russia on Iran’s Side | LewRockwell.com
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/104899.html

(No napping dogs were disturbed during the making of this film.)

Studies show that caffeine increases the speed at which we process sensory information. Therefore, we make faster decisions because we can see and act faster.

Nicotine has been shown to boost short-term working memory and executive function. While coffee makes us faster, nicotine makes us sharper. Put the two together and you’re virtually Superman.

Or maybe not.

The problem with coffee and cigarettes is that their positive impacts on the brain are outweighed by their negative impacts on the body. Even if you achieve super brain status while the caffeine and nicotine is running through your system, you might as well be chewing on Kryptonite at the same.

Coming from an addict, I cannot in good conscience promote either coffee or cigarettes. (Is that ironic coming from the host of Coffee & Cigarettes?) I never quit coffee but I kicked my smoking habit last year. Do you want to know how I did it?

I tried patches, gum, cold turkey, and even a few “natural” remedies. None of it worked for me. So, I gave the electronic cigarette a try and I found myself successful.

An electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, is an electrical device that simulates the act of tobacco smoking by producing an inhaled mist bearing the physical sensation, appearance, and often the flavor and nicotine content of inhaled tobacco smoke; though without its odor, and intended to omit its health risks.

Listeners of my podcast know I recently began endorsing one e-cigarette company in particular–The Safe Cig.

SafeCig may not be for everyone, but if you are a smoker or you know a smoker, I would encourage you to check out their product. You get the satisfaction of “smoking” and the nicotine your body craves without the health risks. I might also mention that scaling back was a hundred times easier with the SafeCig than it was with actual cigarettes.

Click the banner to learn more…

Electronic cigarette | Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_cigarette

I love it, by the way. Not only is it funny, it’s also true. That’s not to say my wife takes and spends all of our money. It means I willingly give it to her because her financial sense is greater than my own.

What is a guy like me to do? If the church gives all they can and I don’t feel that consuming my time and attention with another job would be profitable, how can I possibly earn a few extra dollars for me and my family?

Passive income, that’s how.

What is passive income? Well, passive income can be generated when you build an online business that takes advantage of systems of automation that allow transactions, cash flow and growth to happen without requiring a real time presence. In other words, you make money without having to trade time for it. You invest your time upfront. You work hard now to continually reap the benefits later.

I’ve known a lot of bloggers and podcasters who started with dreams of creating a passive income stream with their blogs or podcasts alone. While that is possible, it’s also very difficult. I’ve never danced with those delusions. Sure, I’ve made anywhere from $10 to $200 a month from advertising revenue, sponsors, and general donations, but it required a lot of continual work through creating content and marketing that content. It has never made much money and it is certainly not as passive as I’d like it to be.

By the way, I’m not talking about being lazy or some kind of get-rich-quick scheme. I’m talking about creating a product that truly benefits people and provides compensation for the work that was put into it.

As for me, I’m currently working on a series of video tutorials which will take the average person with no web design experience from nothing to their very own fully functional, versatile and professional website.

As a former web designer, I still get lots of requests from people wanting me to build them a website. When I tell them I’m no longer in that line of work, they ask, “Can you at least teach me how to do it myself?” As much as I would love to help everyone, I just don’t have the time. That’s why I’m putting together these videos.

Regardless of what you intend for the use of your site, my videos will get your website where it needs to be. Using live screenshots, I will walk you through the process of registering your domain name, setting up a hosting account, installing the WordPress content management system, installing all of the recommended plugins, and choosing an appropriate theme and design for your site. I know that may sound complicated, but I assure you I will make it all very simple.

I’m telling you about this now because I want to give you an opportunity to save some money later if you’re at all interested in purchasing my tutorials. By signing up for the “VIP” list (see form in right sidebar), you’ll receive a special promo code when the time comes. The tutorials will not be expensive, by any means, but with the promo code you’ll knock up 50 percent off the full price.

Yes, I hope to create a passive revenue stream. But even more important to me, I’m excited to help all of the people who have previously asked for my help and I was unable to give it to them. That list includes a lot of other church pastors who have wanted to build a better looking website for their churches. Others have been folks wanting to create a blog or a podcast site on a budget. It doesn’t matter why they want a new website. They want one and I want to help them get it.

toilet paper roll on backwards

Yes, it is most certainly on backwards. This method of dispensary was originally concocted by an oligarchy of mothers to limit the toilet paper usage of unsuspecting family members as it more difficult to pull from the roll without prematurely tearing when the end hangs down the back–away from the porcelain throne.

Now, I’m not a big government, pro-regulations kind of guy, but there should be a law banning this particular toilet paper disposition. I think a fair punishment would be beheading. After all, this is America–land of the free. I reserve the right to use as much toilet paper as I want without inconvenience. I wish to live in a nation where I am able to clog the toilet through my own recklessness and employ, at times, the help of my plunger. Is that too much to ask?

what your toilet paper says about you

To be honest, I am mostly “reckless, incorrigible, and lazy”.

I should get paid for promoting Keurig coffeemakers like I do.

First, you’ll need a Google Voice number as well as a Gmail account. Go to your Google Voice account and then settings. Under the Voicemail and Text tab, turn on text forwarding (forward to your Gmail address).

Second, click the red Text button on the left side of the screen. Send a text message to the number, 33669. You may need to refresh your Google Voice inbox but you’ll receive a text reply which says, “Google+: Did not understand the request.”

Third, open your Gmail inbox. You should see an email with the same text as the reply you received in Google Voice. Copy the From email address. It’ll look something like this: 19165727237.33669.jdoUWsWVst@txt.voice.google.com (Your Google Voice number followed by the Google Plus text number followed by your “magic” code at txt.voice.google.com).

Fourth, go to your Google+ settings and add your Google Voice phone number. They’ll send you a verification code to your Google Voice inbox.

Fifth, sign up and create a new task at ifttt.com. (You can use this recipe I created as a shortcut.) Choose Twitter as your Trigger Channel (“if this”). Choose New tweet by you as the trigger. Choose Gmail as your Action Channel (“then that”). In the To line, paste the email address from step three. In the body field, enter: {{Text}} +public

Make sure your task has been saved and you’re done. Tweets will automatically post on Google+ from now on. Pretty cool, huh? The only downside is that you will also get an email every time your tweet is sent to Google+.

I would rather engage in friendly banter with a touch of humor than argue. Something like this…

Moon Base Discussion on Facebook

You may not find the conversation as funny as I do, but it sure beats other heated debates I’ve seen on Facebook.

Greg Raymer quote on Twitter gets exposed to nearly 60,000 people

I also sync my Twitter account with others like Facebook so the number of potential people exposed is even higher than what you see in the image above. For some social media users, 60,000 people would actually be a relatively low number.

Like I said, social media is a very powerful tool. It’s no surprise that leaders around the world would love to control it. While I’m personally against regulations on social media, I do wish all people would use it responsibly.

By the way, I have David Carlson to thank for yesterday’s high number. My exposure is usually more like 5,000 – 10,000 people. His 50,000 followers really inflated the total.
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