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There are three words in the English language that hold enormous power to help you transform your marriage with your wife. Coincidently they are also universally the least spoken words by husbands in marriage. The more disconnected your marriage situation, the more powerful these words are. They are not the words, “I love you”. These three words are infinitely more impactful. When spoken sincerely by a husband to his wife, everything starts changing for the better in marriage. Let's begin….. Want the Quickest & Easiest Path to Becoming the Marriage Transforming Hero of your relationship? Book FREE 50min Heroic Husbands Bootcap Intensive 1-1 Coaching Application call Don't Miss The Upcoming Intake to the brand NEW Heroic Husbands Training and Community platform – Join the newsletter list to receive all the details for joining: Get your FREE “15 Simple Habits to Be The Husband She Brags About” e-book at www.kingsoffreedom.me I want to hear from you! Click the link to send me a 90sec voice message with questions or suggestions for relationship topics you'd love me to cover. Send Mark voice message Now To connect with Mark's Queen and her incredible work: Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers podcast
Chris MaherTake a walk with me down Fascination Street, as I get to know Chris Maher. Chris is an actor who currently has 8 projects in either pre or post production. In this episode, we chat about his growing up in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and the long and winding path he took to find acting. After spending some post graduate time in China to study finance, and a stint in law school, Chris gets a call to become a runway model. This led to some work in commercials, and eventually roles in short & feature films. We cover his entire journey from traveling the world with his school choir, to his time in China, Chicago, and Miami. Coincidently, we each share a story about Power Rangers and Iowa. Finally, we discuss each of his 8 forthcoming projects. I ask him about all of them, which takes us on several detours. Some of his friends and co stars are previous guests of the show. This episode was recorded about a week before the premier of his new film Boardwalk Winter. Keep your eyes peeled for this fella! Many of these projects are coming out soon, and some are out now. Find him in film & TV, just about everywhere! I hope I didn't make it too weird for him in his FIRST podcast interview!Look for Chris in:Rescue: Hawaii Surf (TV)Canyon of the Dead (film)Desert Dawn (film)FTX: Descent into MadnessDivision (a short film)Boardwalk Winter (film)No Dogs DieVindicatorThe Lost KeysLover, Stalker, KillerBleeding HeartNova
Tune in here to this Thursday edition of the Brett Winterble Show! Brett kicks off the program by talking with USMC veteran, Commandant Tom Gordon from The Military Academy of South Carolina, better known as the Citadel, about people who get to sit in the emergency row on airline flights that get a little extra leg room and a lot more responsibility. They discuss flight 1549 that was struck by a bird, disabling one of the plane's engines, resulting in its emergency landing in New York's Hudson River. Commandant Gordon uses this story to discuss leadership and keeping calm under pressure. Coincidently, the man who found himself in the emergency row on this day was Citadel alumnus Mark Hood. This highlights the Citadels key goal of developing resilient and virtuous leaders to fill the gaps in modern society. For more wisdom from Commandant Gordon check out his book "Marine Maxims: Turning Principles into Practice." Listen here for all of this and more on The Brett Winterble Show! For more from Brett Winterble check out his YouTube channel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We often see things from one angle. And not only do we see things from one angle, we can fool ourselves into believing that's the only angle available to us. In this quick, six-minute Pocket Sized Pep Talk I'll remind you there are ways to free yourselves from your prison of familiarity and force yourself to find another angle. Coincidently, that other angle is beyond valuable.
Bitcoin soared to new all-time highs as MicroStrategy led massive BTC buys, and BlackRock's ETF options hit $1.9B volume. Meanwhile, a 13-year-old executed a rug pull, sparking chaos and meme token wars. On the regulatory front, SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced his resignation effective January 20, 2025, coinciding with President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Trump teased a "Crypto Czar," while 18 states sued the SEC. Binance launched BFUSD with 19.55% APY, challenging Coinbase's USDC yield. Elsewhere, Solana reached new highs, McDonald's partnered with Doodles, and Tether unveiled a tokenization platform. The crypto world remains as unpredictable as ever! ------
According to Google, Dr. Robert Sapolsky is “An American Academic and Neuroscientist. He studied baboons for almost 30 years, starting in the late 1970s and continuing into the early 1990s, spending several months each year observing the same troop in the Serengeti plains of Africa." Coincidently, today is the exact day Dr. Sapolsky's best-selling book was published last year, in October 17th 2023. His book is titled Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will. And, so, as we can tell immediately, Dr. Sapolsky's book invokes what in philosophy is called the puzzle of determinism, also known as the puzzle of free will. So, in this podcast episode, we're going to briefly consider Dr. Sapolsky's Determinism from five (5) points of view. I've named them the following: (1) The Ice Bath Challenge (2) Descartes and Modern Philosophy, (3) The Question of Autonomy, (4) Will power & the UFC, and (5) the social implications of belief in determinism. . Please post your questions or comments on The Philosophemes YouTube Channel. Accessible through this Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/philosophemes . Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4cM6nzf . The Existentialism Book: http://shepherd.com/book/what-is-existentialism-vol-i . Online Courses (Gumroad) Coming Soon! . Podcast Page: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/the-philosophemes-podcast #philosophy, #UFC, #FrankScalambrino, #determinism, #psychology, #historyofphilosophy, #historyofpsychology, #freewill, #Sapolsky, #philosophypodcast . Some links may be “affiliate links,” which means I may I receive a small commission from your purchase through these links. This helps to support the channel. Thank you. Editorial, educational, and fair use of images. © 2024, Frank Scalambrino, Ph.D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Those kids on that team want to beat you! Yeah I kind of think thats what happens when everyone there wants to beat you." On the second half of "The Big, Not So, Easy", its finally time for the ALDC and the Candy Apples to go head to head. "Coincidently" both teams show up at the same time, and the Candy Apples take up the opportunity to throw some shade over their missing members. Undeterred, the girls go out to give it their best.Mackenzie goes first with Dance Doctor, with the aim of retaking her title from the previous year. She does exceptionally well, but to the shock of both Abby and Melissa she fails to take first place. We don't get to see the child who did win, but Melissa assures the audience it was a phenomenal dance (though as Christi and Kelly point out, it was very unlikely Melissa saw that performance at all). Following her is Kendall with VooDoo Doll, and while she pulls it off with grace, the number was clearly choreographed with Chloe in mind and falls short of overtaking Maddie, who stuns with Amazing Grace for first.It all comes down to the ALDC group number Home Again and Candy Apple's entree VooDoo. The results of who won may not be surprising if you see the clear signals the show puts out, but Christi and Kelly's opinion of who should have won may surprise you!Quotes“We've come a long way with social media because if I had said to you in 2012, 'Hey Kel, some day you['re going to have to record on your computer, and know how to work things named Audacity and use headphones, you would have been like fuck you I'm not doing that. I don't know how to work any of it.' I still pretty much say fuck you I don't want to do it!" (11:52-12:12 | Christi & Kelly)“He came out and he's like, 'What's going on, where are you going?' and I'm like, 'Oh I just got kicked out.' For what? And I said I got in a street fight, and he said... I remember him very vividly saying, 'Well isn't that what they want?'” (21:58-22:09 | Christi)“I texted Cathy today and I said,' Hey, watching Season 3 of Dance Moms Nationals for the podcast. Honestly? I think you got robbed.'" (39:52-40:04 | Christi)“Everybody is dancing now before awards to "The Saints Go Marching In". No one on Dance Moms has any buisness dancing to a saint song, just saying." (44:09-44:18 | Christi)LinksSubscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarreThank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiakFollow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Joe worked around the world for a Fortune 500 Corporation while attending executive meetings, and board and audit committee meetings in multiple countries. He lived in Hong Kong for nearly a decade overseeing the major business function for a multinational US corporation and prior to that oversaw the financial reporting for multimillion-dollar and billion-dollar entities. He's earned ten degrees or designations, including an MBA, CPA, CISA and FLMI. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Amy is Chief Policy Officer at Birchute and an Attorney of a formidable voice in shedding light on the ongoing war against free speech. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: "Barry" Hinckley is a great grandson of Colonel James Barrett, Commander of the Minute Men who engaged the British in 1775 at the North Bridge in Concord, Ma. Coincidently he was born on April 18th, the day the riders left Boston to alert the Minute Men. He is also a software entrepreneur, having co-founded Bullhorn Software. Barry was a former US Senate Candidate from Rhode Island vs Sheldon Whitehouse Debate Highlights.
GUEST OVERVIEW: Barry Hinckley, primary drafter of the Re-Declaration of Independence, is a great grandson of Colonel James Barrett, Commander of the Minute Men who engaged the British in 1775 at the North Bridge in Concord, Ma. Coincidently he was born on April 18th, the day the riders left Boston to alert the Minute Men. He is also a software entrepreneur, having co-founded Bullhorn Software. Barry was a former US Senate Candidate from Rhode Island. Barry has been active in pursuing limited government and constitutional values since the Tea Party Movement in Boston in 2008, which though much maligned by the mainstream media, in hindsight predicted much of the problems our nation is facing today.
GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Mark Powell is a real estate broker and the owner of Discovery Property Group. Additionally, he holds the position of the 2024 President-Elect for the San Diego Association of Realtors. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr. Kelly Victory MD is a board-certified trauma and emergency specialist with over 30 years of clinical experience. She served as CMO for Whole Health Management, delivering on-site healthcare services for Fortune 500 companies. She holds a BS from Duke University and her MD from the University of North Carolina. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: "Barry" Hinckley is a great grandson of Colonel James Barrett, Commander of the Minute Men who engaged the British in 1775 at the North Bridge in Concord, Ma. Coincidently he was born on April 18th, the day the riders left Boston to alert the Minute Men. He is also a software entrepreneur, having co-founded Bullhorn Software. Barry was a former US Senate Candidate from Rhode Island vs Sheldon Whitehouse Debate Highlights.
Michigan has declared both a climate emergency and H5N1 emergency in the same week, while the White House is considering the same. We are being told daily that bird flu, or Highly Pathogenetic Avian Flu, is spreading rapidly in animals and that with two human cases in two years it may be making a jump to humans. The CDC, however, is unable to determine the full scope of spread because states have yet to invite the agency across their borders to do testing, a problem the agency has been complaining about since 2022 when they asked Congress to essentially give them permanent emergency powers. Coincidently, surely (sarcasm), the WHO Pandemic Treaty seeks to provide the same authority for international groups over entire countries, and as it is set to be voted on suddenly there is a reminder that COVID should not be forgotten, and, also, here is the bird flu which could be hundreds of times worse.But how are we determining cases? Our friendly PCR tests, of course, which are run at high cycle counts with high false-positive results, and which do not tell you anything about your current or future state of health according to their inventor. In other words, with a simple test we are justifying slaughtering millions of chickens, birds, cattle, etc., in the same way limited demand resulted in killing animals, smashing eggs, pouring out milk and destroying vegetables during the previous pandemic. It's surely also a coincidence that the Chinese Communist Party instructed precisely the same thing in the early 1950s to create scarcity and fear of disease, and therefore total biomedical control. Even with the tests, though, only inactivated fragments of fragments of something called H5N1 have been found in cows and milk, and, once again, coincidently of course, this is reason to stop eating meat, dairy, and supporting all animal agriculture just like the WEF and UN demand. -FREE ARCHIVE & RSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-secret-teachingsTwitter: https://twitter.com/TST___RadioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesecretteachingsWEBSITE (BOOKS, RESUBSCRIBE for early show access): http://thesecretteachings.infoPaypal: rdgable@yahoo.comCashApp: $rdgableBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tstradioSUBSCRIBE TO NETWORK: http://aftermath.mediaEMAIL: rdgable@yahoo.com / TSTRadio@protonmail.com
GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Barry Hinckley, primary drafter of the Re-Declaration of Independence, is a great grandson of Colonel James Barrett, Commander of the Minute Men who engaged the British in 1775 at the North Bridge in Concord, Ma. Coincidently he was born on April 18th, the day the riders left Boston to alert the Minute Men. He is also a software entrepreneur, having co-founded Bullhorn Software. Barry was a former US Senate Candidate from Rhode Island. Barry has been active in pursuing limited government and constitutional values since the Tea Party Movement in Boston in 2008, which though much maligned by the mainstream media, in hindsight predicted much of the problems our nation is facing today. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Ingrid Carlqvist is a journalist and author who left mainstream media in 2012 and has since been active in alternative media. Her podcast is called "Ingrid & Maria."
The Peddler & the Fairy: Part 10 A night of drinking at a most unorthdox establishment. In 10 parts, by Scholarly Mori. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels. The temperature rapidly fell as the sun set behind the horizon. A light snow had begun to fall, muting the steady click-clack of the carriage as it meandered under garlands of holly leaves and colored lanterns. "Why's it look so festive, Herd-mate?" Asked Reina, poking her head in the window. [[MORE]] "Hard to say. Depends on who's celebrating what. There are holidays the whole city engages in around the winter solstice, but it's not uncommon to see communities enjoy time amongst themselves to honor the end of a productive year with family and friends." Humans and demi-humans alike were huddled in warm clothes, their breath mixing with the steaming mugs they held in mittened hands. Not dressed in her warm winter clothes, Suvi crossed her arms. Jeni, wanting to be helpful, wrapped her wing around the shivering ratgirl. "This one has body heat to share. Friend Suvi should feel free to request it whenever she needs." Suvi snuggled into the warm owl girl's feathers, surprised by how small she felt underneath all the fluff. "That's, uh, nice of you. I'm not used to being so close to people, but I'll try." Devin smiled at the two girls' growing friendship. He was especially happy to see Jeni opening up to someone besides himself and, more recently, Azalea and Reina. Since her return from the academy years ago, he had seen her interact with customers, but it was always curt and brief. Azalea popped her head out from Jeni's other wing. "What's your favorite time of year, Suvi?" "Hmm, other than the cold, this is my favorite time of year because all the warm drinks are free." "Agreed! Warm drinks are wonderful," the fairy voiced as she made eyes at Devin, "especially when it's freshly made and enjoyed with loved ones." "You'll specifically enjoy tonight then," hinted Sable. "Not the one you're probably alluding to, but our girls are skilled in a wonderful assortment of beverages." Reina trotted up next to the driver's seat. "How long have you worked at Whitegold, Miss Sable?" "This is my tenth year." "What do you do there?" "I fulfill all the managerial work: finances, menu coordination, and act as scout and recruiter for potential new hires. Our turnover rate is rather low, though. The boss used to be more involved, but now she takes a very hands-off approach, but you are in luck tonight. She is gracing us with her presence this evening." "I look forward to meeting her." Sable hid a smile as she turned down a side street tucked away from the more festive pockets of people. She pulled back the reins, stopping in front of a three-story building made of dark walnut. Below a balcony jutting from the second story hung a giant cast iron sign embossed with two pitchers pouring intertwining liquids. The building was wider than it was long, and several brick stairways ascended to a tall set of double doors in the middle. Sitting on the bottom step stood a familiar figure. Azalea darted out of the cab window and into an open embrace. "Mama Sanna!" "Hello again, little Azalea." "What are you doing here?!" "I run the bakery during the day and work here part-time at night." Sable slid down from the driver's seat and opened the cab door. "She's security. Also does a bit of the heavy lifting when we get shipments in." "So you knew you were gonna see us tonight!" the fairy exclaimed. "I hoped so. I didn't know when you were coming, so I wanted a chance to at least say hi before I go about my duties tonight. You are in for a lot of surprises tonight." Azalea jumped up and down in the grizzly woman's large, clawed hand. "I love surprises!" Sanna laughed. "Some of them, I'm sure you will, others; might be a bit harder to swallow at first, and a few," she commented while looking specifically at Devin, "might take some getting used to." Before Devin could ask what she meant, she was already leading the carriage away and offered, "You folks have a good evening." With a wave, she and the carriage disappeared behind the far side of the building. Sable climbed the stairs and held the doors open. "Now, since we are here," she cleared her throat to continue, "welcome to 'Whitegold,' a finer dining experience than you'll find anywhere in the western half of the kingdom." The group entered the lobby, led by Devin, who stopped in front of a 'please wait to be seated' sign. "This is quite the opulent waiting room." A five-tiered chandelier made of old antlers, with pine-scented candles hung from the arched ceiling entryway, the light reflecting off a gold and alabaster stained-glass wall. Somewhere behind it were moving, shadowy figures holding lutes, pipes, and a tambourine and playing a relaxed and light-hearted melody. Sable moved in front to address them. "We are a somewhat exclusive establishment with many noteworthy individuals, influential business folk, and city administration as members. While the general public can make an unsubscribed reservation, the wait time can be rather long." "We wanted to create a relaxed but classy atmosphere and provide uncommon services to those willing to spend for it. While it's more common amongst smaller businesses, we do house most of our employees on the third floor." "Looks like you've done well for yourself," Devin suggested. "Our success is due to the accumulated effort of all our girls. This way, please." She led them through the left of two arched passages. "We have twin wings on each side, allowing us to seat around forty individuals. We designed the main dining room to be circular. To that end, we've positioned the tables for larger or more uniquely shaped demi-humans around the outside and smaller ones toward the middle. We've found it makes diners feel like they belong. It also gives an unobstructed view of one of our centerpieces." She motioned to the middle of the room. A tawny fountain with five sandstone likenesses of two satyresses and a human girl were arrayed in a circle. In the center, taller then the rest, posed a rarely-seen holstaur. Each statue stood naked, poised with chest thrust out and nipples spraying wispy streams of water into the collecting basin below. "Makes quite the first impression," Azalea mused. "It was an impromptu addition." Sable waved toward a pair in topless uniforms. "The flirty saytresses are Eija and Hija. They mainly serve tables. Our holstaur, Janina, runs the milkbar. As far as I'm aware, she's one of only three in the city. A real sweetheart." The two goat girls were laughing and bantering jovially as they served customer-filled tables. At the bar against the wall, a huge-breasted cowgirl busily mixed her breast milk into customers' drinks. Sable produced a small set of chimes from her pocket and flicked one of the metal tubes causing a sudden squeak from Suvi. Simultaneously, a human girl standing next to Janina and draining her own milk into a pitcher jumped. She looked up from her work and searched the crowd until she spotted Sable. Whispering to the other two, she trotted over with a big smile, her perky boobs bouncing. "Hello, Mistress Sable. You called? Shall I prepare a large group table?" "Not this time, Kirsi. We are headed upstairs." "The private room, eh? Too bad; they looked like a fun group to serve." Addressing Suvi, "Are you ok, miss? You look a little flustered." "Y, ya, I'm fine." Suvi flashed a suspicious look at Azalea, to which the little fairy held up her hands innocently. Devin caught the exchange between the two. "Did something happen?" "Our toys activated for a second, life-mate. Perhaps Miss Sable's device?" "Toys?" Sable looked at the chime. "Wait, did you girls feel that?" "We did." "Maybe they know Eitri," Kirsi suggested. "Yes, we know her, and her cousin!" Azalea proclaimed. "We went to their store during our shopping earlier today." "I see. She must use a set number of sounds for her merchandise. All the tables are given a bell to call a serving girl to their table if they need anything." Sable held up a small tablet of twenty tubular pipes split into top and bottom. "This is the master set. I can call each girl using it should I need to get their attention. Depending on how I hit it, I can relay instructions." Kirsi turned around and pulled up her dress, revealing an assplug decked with a five-petaled white flower with a yellow center firmly nestled in her apple-shaped bottom. Azalea swooped down to get a closer look. "Oh! How cute! A plumeria?" "Oh, is that what kind of flower it is?" "Yes! They grew all over the fields near my home," Azalea divulged before flashing her own. "We got one too!" "How lovely, like a little cut gem. It does a good job of catching the light. I've never had anything in my ass before, so I'm still getting used to it." "You and me both," mumbled Suvi. Sable patted the peppy girl's head. "Kirsi is our newest full-time employee." "That's me! This is my third week. I'm mostly waiting tables and providing supplemental milk when needed." She pinched her nipple, letting a few droplets fall onto her finger to show everyone before sucking it clean. Kirsi felt a tug on her sleeve. "This one couldn't help but notice the uniqueness of your uniform, especially the way it draws the eye to your mammary glands." "You like it? It's woven of high-quality sheep girl wool." She raised her arms and performed a little spin. "Designing it together was such fun, but we had a hard time deciding because we all wanted different things. The sisters like to flirt and flaunt their bodies, so they wanted a lot of cleavage showing, but Janina wanted it functional -- also, her boobs are enormous -- so no tight clothing. We opted for a full cutout to let our boobies hang free." "Since all our customers love our milk, I thought we should represent that?' I suggested the boob window be heart-shaped and framed with lacey bows." Stable straightened one of the ribbons. "The proprietress and I wanted to make sure they felt they had a say in how they presented themselves. The girls comprised three groups, so each was responsible for their group's base design. After two weeks tossing around ideas back and forth to the manufacturer, this is what was settled on." "Do you normally not wear the same uniform, Miss Sable?" Asked Reina. "Only when we are at full capacity and need more hands helping out." "Which is almost never because she thinks customers don't want to see a woman with small boobs. She's only one size smaller than me, and I keep telling her size doesn't affect how much milk she produces," Kirsi explained with a giggle. "You girls produce more than enough." "You're making your customers sad! She has a small handful of regulars who love how she tastes," retorted Kirsi. "They don't miss me that much." "Yes, they do!" Azalea peeked behind Sable. "If Sable also has a uniform, does she have a plug, too?" Caught off guard by the question, Sable stammered, "I, er, yes, all employees wear one." "She has a special one only the boss has a bell for," Kirsi snickered. Sable coughed. "We've spent enough time gabbing. Don't you have tables to attend to?" "Yes, I just got buzzed! Enjoy your evening, everyone!" She bowed before trotting to a far table. Sable led the company around the room's edge and to the base of a broad, curving stairway that led up to the second floor. "The balcony seating is for overflow or reserved for special guests and events." Jeni placed her wing on Devin's arms to steady herself as she hopped up the steps. He lauded the owl girl, "I haven't had a chance to see you really interact with anyone outside your shop. You've come a long way." She flapped her wings slightly at the compliment. "This one has been most appreciative of big sister Mavis' tutelage before going to the academy and of her fellow students for allowing the social interaction needed to communicate more effectively." Reaching the top of the carpeted stairs, Sable pushed open a small set of double doors and ushered everyone inside. A long, carpeted room stretching the length of the tavern formed a semi-circle at the far end. In the center, underneath, and behind the stained glass they had seen at the entrance, was a parrtly-curtained-off stage. Half-obscured in the dim light sat a woman in a white and blue gown, legs crossed and her talons idly clicking. She gracefully stood up and bowed. "Welcome, eagerly-awaited guests, to an evening you won't soon forget." Devin squinted. "Mavis?!" Sable crossed the room and lit the sconces on the wall. "Hello, little brother!" The smirking raven harpy crossed the room in three strides, embraced him in a light hug, and kissed him on the cheek. He hugged her back, glad she wasn't going for the mouth. "What are you doing here?" "I maybe should have mentioned I'm a major investor in your negotiations tonight." Devin frowned, "You are?" "I am. I have a lot riding on this, actually." "That's worrying." She looked serious for a moment. "Yes, but not entirely in a monetary way." Devin looked at her, puzzled. Mavis glanced over Devin's shoulder, "Jeni! Is that you?" Jeni peaked out from behind Reina. "Greetings, older sister Mavis." She pushed Devin aside, grabbed the fluffy owl, and spun her around, squeezing her tightly. "It's been too long! I'm so happy to see you!" Jeni hooted happily. "This one is also joyous at our much-delayed reunion." "You live in the same city. You should go see her more than once a year," Devin muttered. "But that's what you're for when I'm too busy, silly." "You know she loves you just as much as me." "Not entirely accurate, little brother. Look at this face." She held Jeni out in front of her, "This is the face of a girl who wants to join your harem." "Since when do I have a harem?" Devin challenged. "You have three girls with you. Surely, you have room for your childhood friend." "Um, " Suvi raised her hand. "I'm not really part of their, er, family." "You're not?" Mavis asked, surprised. "She was a guide I hired for the girls," Devin corrected. "And then she became a friend!" piped in Azalea. "Well, a friend is just a wife you haven't gotten together with yet." Devin blinked several times, trying to unravel her logic. "In any case, since you only have two, now you have no excuse," Mavis declared while leering at him. Jeni, still being displayed like an auctioned item, spun her head backward to look at Mavis. "This one is currently involved in a joint venture with Young Patron in the hopes he will see the benefits one day of being this one's nestmate." "See Devin? Don't let all this girl's effort go to waste." Devin sighed. "Can we shelve this for the moment? Don't we have important business to conduct tonight? Speaking of, where is the other party?" "Everyone's here." "Eh?" "I am the other party." Devin stared at the smug harpy. "I'm also the owner of this restaurant." Devin's expression changed to dumbfounded. "Oh dear, Reina, you should help Devin to his seat. He's looking a little unsteady. Come, come, please be seated while Devin comes to terms about my little surprise! I'll sit here on the far left, Jeni can sit next to me, and you, my dear, ?" "Suvi." "Suvi can sit in the middle with Devin. Reina should sit on the far right, and Azalea can sit anywhere." Suvi sat down. "Are we going to watch a play while we eat?" "Not exactly, but it is what makes our little establishment unique, as you'll see shortly." Devin, finally collecting his thoughts, thanked Reina for her momentary care. He took a deep breath, "Mavis, can you please answer a few questions plainly and simply?" "I will," she said, amused. "Just to make sure I didn't mishear, you're the mysterious person who arranged this meeting so you could negotiate with me to be a long-distance liaison with an unknown person that I need to find?" "Yes." "And you just so happen to be the owner of this expensive-looking restaurant for I don't know how many years." "Correct. Mine in every sense of the word: originator of the idea, negotiator for the land, designer, and purchaser of the building materials. The only thing I didn't do was actually build it, though I did lay the first brick and hammer the first nail as symbolic gestures." Devin looked at Sable. "What Miss Mavis says is all correct," she verified Devin slumped back in his chair. "Why do you enjoy shocking me with stuff like this?" "Precisely because you're the type of person who likes to know everything beforehand, and that's no fun! I was planning on telling you someday. I was waiting for the right opportunity." The harpy justified. Suvi put a hand on Devin's shoulder. "Given the rumors I've heard, it could have been a worse surprise." Mavis, in an overly-dramatic gesture, raised her wings, "ah yes, the rumors, given shape by overactive imaginations and our exclusivity. Orgies? Debauchery? Rich old men bathing in breast milk while virgins feed them grapes and lick honey off their bodies? Or are you referring to a place where mothers and daughters of the affluent come to get gangbanged by well-endowed demi-humans?" "Uh, I guess they were along those lines," Suvi tentatively spoke. Mavis snorted. "I can assure you, nothing even remotely like that has or ever will occur here." "I want honey licked off my body," whispered Azalea. Devin shushed her with a glance. "Although, as I hinted to Suvi about, this is what we are best known for, " Sable rang her master chime. The curtain parted. On the platform were three similarly-clothed barmaids. Their dresses had been replaced with short skirts hugging and barely covering their hips. Tiny white aprons did their best to cover their fronts. They were each lined up in front of their matching statuary counterpart in front of another fountain. The most eye-catching of the three was a wolf girl with attentive ears, a bushy tail, and a little fang sticking out of her mouth. The chiseled facsimile behind her was squatting with knees splayed, a smug smile upon her lips, daring all to watch her pee into the pool below. "Didn't imagine they could get more outlandish than the fountain downstairs," Suvi murmured to Azalea. The wolf girl stepped forward, "Good ev'en, honored guests. Your host would like ta thank'ya for accepting her invitation to dine with us. This evening, we have been asked to be your exclusive servers to provide you with an experience of such quality you won't find anywhere else in the northern realm! Allow me to introduce your hostess', starting with myself." The wolf girl took another step forward. "My name is Eeva -- eager to serve and ready to please my alphas, that being you folk, and I'm supposed to tell you something about myself. Well, I suppose I like to wrestle with this pint-sized goblin here." She motioned to the green woman seated to her right." The she-goblin uncrossed her legs and stood up. "And by wrestle, she means having me pin her down and bully her." "She exaggerates! She couldn't pin clothes to a line," Eeva retorted. "Said the girl who denies getting turned on when her face ends up underneath this thick goblin ass!" The she-goblin jumped up, pulled Eeva back and took her place. "Hey, all! Name's Truulté Gress, or shortstuff, or sexy, or cutie. I'll respond to most anything. I'm the resident shortstack. Second-oldest employee after the housepet here. I love to serve people; in all kinds of ways. Especially when it comes to cuddling our cute, little snowshoe hare, " "Hallie!" interrupted Azalea. "Oh, you know each other?" Truulté asked, surprised. "Yes, we met earlier today at Mama Sanna's bakery for lunch." Hallie took a small step forward and bowed. "H, hello Azalea, everyone! I look forward to servicing you; I mean, serving you again!" "Oh ho?" Truulté sidled up to the taller girl. "What kind of service did you provide?" Did it involve bouncing with these strong bunny thighs or handling things with these squishy pawed feet?" She pushed Truulté away. "Not that kind!" "She did flash us," disclosed Azalea. "Ah, typical Hallie things." Truulté put an arm around the bunny girl's slim waist. "We treat her as the little sister in our cozy work family. She is so soft and warm and we often take work breaks to fluff her fur and stroke her ears. Hey, wanna hear a secret? If you feed her her favorite food, her ass twitches." "Truulté! That was a secret!" Hallie cried. "If you tell a secret, it's not a secret anymore," the goblin cackled. She flashed a sharp smile, her eyes lively at Hallie's embarrassment. "Maybe I should go get a carrot and show you." "Noooo!" "Relax! You know I only bully those I love. I wouldn't dream of making my fluffy bed cuddler sad." Eeva joined Truulté in hugging Hallie from behind. "And there you have it. That's all of us. Though, I should also introduce our girl-in-training." Sable reappeared from the kitchen with a disinterested deer girl adorned with a gaudy amount of jewelry. She approached and placed two small buckets of ice on the stage, seemingly more preoccupied with checking the state of her nails than introducing herself. Noticing all eyes on her, she rolled her eyes. "Name's Tuuli. Eighteen. I'm only here because my herd wants me to learn manners or work ethic or somethin'." "She's very bratty," snickered Truulté. "M'not a brat; and you're one to speak; walking around with lewd drawings all over your body!" "These are decorative displays of my marsh goblin heritage. My social status, skillset, and availability. It's common amongst all the tribes." "Hmph! Looks like a display board for a broth, " "Now, now," Eeva abruptly interjected. "Tuuli is staying with us for a time to gain valuable life experience. And hopefully a little maturity. She'll be assisting Hallie this evening if she runs dry." "Whatever. Can I assist her sooner? I'm about to burst," she sassed. Suvi regarded the deer-girls chest. Her meager sized breasts didn't look particularly full, or even lactating. After thinking a moment she swiftly glanced at the fountain again, and back to Tuuli's belly. With a hint of trepidation, "So, you don't only serve milk here?" "We were originally called 'The Thirsty Maiden,' Sable responded, 'but we changed it. Now it has a dual meaning. Most people think it stands for the gold-quality milk we offer, which you already saw we do serve. The girls' milk is rich and sweet and is our number one ordered thing. The second most ordered item would be the golden liquid these lovely young ladies are going to share with you tonight." Mavis smiled amidst the sudden silence. "We are going to drink their pee?" Azalea queried. Devin rubbed his forehead. "I should have guessed with you in charge there was bound to be something outlandish about this place. Dare I ask why, and what led to you coming up with, " Devin waved his hand toward the fountain. ", what these girls are offering?" "Of course you may. It's a bit of a funny story. It originally started as a joke. But maybe I should start at the beginning? Shortly after Jeni left for the academy and you became a full-time merchant, I felt a bit listless with you two gone. One day, during a walk through town, I overheard a group of girls complaining their milk bar wasn't giving them enough hours and their chests were sore with all the excess. It inspired me to try my own attempt at it since the city was offering incentives to start new businesses." Mavis placed her wing on Sable's arm. "Sable was my first hire." The weasel woman crossed her arms. "You kinda manipulated me into it." "'Manipulated' is such a strong word. I delicately tantalized her into saying yes."Mavis uncrossed and recrossed her legs. "You see, after I made the decision, I was headed to the administration building when I spotted Sable in an alley. Poor thing was a horny mess." "I could have handled myself." she huffed. "I believe you, but wasn't it so much easier getting to the sex shop with a supportive shoulder to lean on?" Mavis turned her attention back to Devin. "You might have heard before, but when weasel girls go into heat, it can actually be life-threatening if they don't mate after a period of time. Or at least make their body think they did. So, one dildo and thirty minutes of orgasm denial later, I was rewarded with a yes and she received an orgasm she has yet to forget." "What was I supposed to say in my condition?" "Mavis, I'm disappointed in you," Devin chastised. "It's alright, Mr. Ebonplume. What's done is done and I'm not actually mad. I wasn't in immediate danger, yet." "Still, " Mavis stroked Sable's hand affectionately. "I know I have many attributes that could use ; self-improvement, and I can be pushy at times. I hope I've gotten a little better?" She fluttered her eyes at her co-worker. "Your teasing nature could be toned down." "It's how I show my affection to those I care about. Just making sure you know I'm always available if you need my special touch. I don't want you to end up so needy, again. You are my closest friend, after all." Sable exhaled and squeezed Mavis' wing affectionately. "Anyway," Mavis continued, "we recruited Eeva shortly thereafter, and since then, the business took off, but it's hard to reach the top when you're like every other tavern. It was during our third year. We had two regulars who had come from another pub who were tipsy. I was drying glasses while they gushed to me about how pretty Sable and Eeva were, how much they enjoyed their milk, and the warm welcome they always received, etc., etc." "Lady Mavis, your placsh alwaysh provide the bwst milk and servish than anywhere else in the sshity." Mavis bowed her head. "You know we are just a humble establishment like any other. Though I'm happy we are able to please you." "No, iisssh true, other placises drinks taste like piss compared. In factsh, gives piss a bad name. I bet your girl's piss would taste better then what they offer." "It was meant to be a joke, obviously, but for an unknown reason that night, I kept thinking about what they said. I know a lot of demi-humans use urine for displaying their physical and social status -- basically advertising. So I thought, in the right situation, perhaps we could use it to advertise and enhance what no one has ever offered before. For humans, well, we probably wouldn't get many of them ordering unless they had a certain kink for it. But I don't mind a challenge, so we presented the idea to Eeva." Eeva rocked back and forth on her heels. "I thought the boss's idea was crazy, but if she wanted me to pee in a mug for customers, I didn't have a problem with it." Sable passed out utensils as she commented, "We wanted to keep our new drink category low-key, so we didn't display it on the front page of the menu. Several days passed before anyone even asked about it. We were sure the first customers to order it were going to be demi-humans. Imagine our surprise when it turned out to be two young human lads with too much bravado." "After explained what it was, they dared each other to try it. Coincidently, that just so happened to be a time when Eeva was in heat," Mavis chortled. "Mistake number one," laughed the wolfgirl. "While they themselves didn't notice, others did. Word quickly spread, and I had to swat down overtures all week. It was great for business, but with the wrong kind of advertising. Soon after, we hired Sanna to impose if the people got too pushy." Sable handed out white linen napkins. "It gained popularity, but Eeva's bladder can only hold so much, so Truulté was hired to meet demand." "I'm wondering, Mavis," Devin interrupted, "if this place was doing so well, why did you take the delivery job?" "Simple. I wasn't satisfied. I believed we had the potential to grow, and I wanted to push us into serving more upscale clients. I called a meeting after we closed one night, and together we hatched a two-step plan: form a partnership with import merchants and appeal to a new demographic of customers who might have an interest in more exotic fare. Clientele with too much money, willing to spend for the rare oddity or novelty." "The delivery business was only to establish the second part of the plan. I worked my way up to my current position to gain access to the upper echelons of society. You'd be surprised how far a little hint here or a little suggestion there to the right person will go when they are grateful to you for delivering their important things. "Once we had a wide selection of drinks on the menu and the clientele to support it, we introduced memberships and used the funds to renovate, allow the girls to live here, and reinvest into the business you see today." Devin looked down at the customers having a good time on the bottom floor. Typical Mavis -- capable and ambitious but with a tinge of reckless brazenness. She was the type of person who worked hard in the beginning so that later she could leave it in others' hands. "Well, dear brother? What do you think?" Devin looked up. "I'm still a bit overwhelmed by all of this. I don't know what to say." Eeva eyed Devin and Reina. She smiled predatorily and crouched down. "How about looking at the menu and telling me what you want to order for starters?" She flapped the poor excuse for an apron alluringly. "I'm sure you'll like at least one of our drinks. My bladder is full, and you have exclusive access to all of it tonight." Before Devin could make up his mind, Reina timidly raised her hand. "I, I would like to give it a try." "Excellent." She leaned back and stretched the apron taut. Pinned to the fabric was a small paper menu. "Depending on what drink you order, we have a categorized list of appetizers designed to match." Without missing a beat, she flipped the apron up, revealing her lack of undergarments. "On the back, we have the drinks available from me specifically. Of course, you're free to order from any of us. They come in three grades: grade one: light, grade two: middling, and grade three: strong." "If you just want to dip your toes in, I recommend grade one. Hallie's drinks tend to be sweeter. If you're feeling a little daring, you should go with grade two. Truulté has a pretty unique earthy flavor and is a bit more potent, but If you want the full experience, I suggest three. A deep, rich taste with plenty of me mixed in." "What determines the difference?" "Time. Grade one is easy, chug a bunch of water and wait about thirty minutes. Middling maybe an hour or two. Truulté and myself are usually the only ones who supply grade three because we can hold it for a long time. "I think I want to try the strongest." "Going all in! My kind of girl. And how bout you, sir? Dare to follow in her hoofsteps?" Devin looked at Reina. "She did offer to let me try her own once." "Oh? And didja?" "No, but; I guess it might be a bit rude, given all the work you put into setting this up. I'll try yours as well." "Perfect. So which one would ya like me to make ya's? Or do you want it straight and pure in a glass?" Devin ran his eyes down the menu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark 'n' Uriney grade 3 ginger beer Golden Honey Rye grade 3 rye honey syrup tangerine juice dash of bitters "Piss" co Sour grade 3 lime juice sugar syrup dash of bitters harpy egg white ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He tried focusing on the list of drinks but the closeness of her cunt and the smell of her musk was too distracting. She pushed her hips forward a little. "I don't mind you staring. It's part of the enjoyment. Unique, isn't it? Quite a bit different than most other demi-humans. Looks like a little triangular cookie, huh?" Devin looked to Reina. She was staring as much as he was. "It is quite a peculiar shape," agreed Devin. "Isn't it hard to not make a mess?" Asked Reina. "It was at first, but I've managed to make it work." "This 'Piss'co Sour looks interesting. I will try that. What about you, herd-mate?" "I'll have the same." Eeva wagged her tail. "And how would you like for me to pour'em?" Reina looked up questioningly. "What do you mean?" "Probably easier to demonstrate," suggested Sable. "Why don't you show your most requested way?" "Alright." Eeva took the tray Sable handed her and set it to the side. "Oh, I should probably add, these are nonalcoholic since many demi-humans have a hard time handling it." "I don't mind. I prefer my head to be clear during business negotiations." Devin confided as she set out two crystal glasses. She crushed ice into each glass and set them aside to chill. Then she unscrewed a metal mixer and separated the halves. Holding up a green fruit, she said, "Betcha never seen one of these!" Devin thought for a moment. "I can't say I have." Reina shook her head. "It's called a lime and comes all the way from the southern continent." She picked up a knife and gave it a spin. "Slice it in half, place it in a vice, and squeeze one ounce of juice out. Then we add half an ounce of simple syrup. Next, a harpy egg, laid just this morning." Devin glanced at Mavis. "No, it's not mine, but maybe it should have been," she smirked. "We place the yolk in a strainer and separate the egg white into the mix." Eeva dug out ice from a bucket and scooped it into the mixer. "I like using bigger chunks, so it whips up the egg well." "And lastly, the main ingredient." She got down on all fours, turned sideways, and lifted her leg. "Before, I used to make drinks in the kitchen, but customers requested to watch the whole process often enough I considered making it more exciting, experimenting with different positions to make a show of it." Running her fingers around the edge of her oddly-defined, plump lips, she splayed them, making sure everyone could see. Taking a deep breath, she relaxed her bladder. Her pee hole quivered as a steady stream arched into the glass. Eeva carefully crooked her finger, stroking a small protruding nub near the bottom; panting as the pressure in her bladder lessoned while the pleasure increased. With the two glasses nearly full, she clenched the stream, put her leg down, and wiped her fingers clean. After screwing on the mixer top, she shook the contents vigorously. "Then we pour it through another strainer into each glass and add a few drops of bitter. Kirsi suggested I drag the drops together to form small hearts, saying it looked cuter. And for the final touch," She slid her fingers between her folds and traced the rim of the glass with her arousal before serving it. "I usually only do this when I'm in heat -- when my pheromones are strongest. Drives the demi-boys crazy. I hope you don't mind." "Not at all." Reina seemed to be more into this than Devin felt, but in the spirit of the moment, they clinked their classes and took a sip. Reina nodded her approval. "I am quite taken by the silky tartness of it. I am inclined to try one in every grade now." Eeva's tail wagged happily. "Told ya you'd like it!" "I have to admit, it's surprisingly good." Devin agreed. "Never tasted these combinations of; flavors before." "I'm proud of our girls and their mixology skills," Mavis effused. "Would you like to try one, Jeni?" "This one's curiosity is piqued, older sister Mavis. This one would like to try Truulté's." "Of course, little bird." The she-goblin flipped up her apron. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wee Sting grade 2 spoon of runny honey pressed apple juice splash of ginger ale lime or apple garnish ice Cosmo"pee"litan grade 2 lemonade cranberry juice syrup squeezed lemon ice Mo"wee"to grade 2 sugar syrup soda mint leaves ice ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeni bobbed her head as she read her options. "This one would like to try the cosmo'pee'litan." "Exquisite choice, and I have a fun way to 'pour' it! Let's move things out of the way so I don't knock them over, and roll over onto my back. Place this here, and; up we go." She raised her hips pulling her short legs over her head. Running a finger across her pee hole, she pressed down on her bladder with her thumbs. With her satisfied exhale, her golden stream arced up, landing in the container perched between her breasts." Jeni clapped her wings. "This one is impressed with your flexibility and coordination. Would it be impolite to compliment the orderliness of your genitals?" Truulté laughed. "Not a compliment I've received before but thank you. You must not have seen too many naked girls. This snatch aint dainty, but I've been told many times I'm fun to eat, and to that end, I keep myself as smooth as can be." Patting herself dry, she righted herself, arranged the tray before Jeni, and held up an orange and yellow fruit. Jeni thought for a moment. "This one would guess they are limes but different colors?" "Close. They are all within the same family of sour-flavored fruits. This yellow one is a lemon, and this is an orange. Not the most original name but tastier to eat alone." She squeezed the fruits' juices into the cocktail. "The lemon is used in many of our other drinks. The orange brings more sweetness." Adding premade cranberry juice with lime juice, she shook the contents before finishing with crushed ice. Pouring the mixture into a shallow glass, she garnished the edge with a wedge of lime and served it. "Here you are! A refreshingly tangy, sweet drink with a delightful pink color." Jeni brought the drink to her lips. Her face scrunched at the un-used to acidity. "It has exceeded this one's estimation and this one is pleased. Thank you." Truulté placed her hand over her bladder. "Plenty left if you want more." Azalea poked Suvi. "Are you going to try one?" "I'm not, er, that adventurous. I think I'll just order milk if that's ok." Looking at Mavis. "Of course it is." Mavie assured. "Ask Hallie for her milk," encouraged Azalea. Suvi eyed Hallie's perky chest. "You certainly enjoyed it at the bakery. I suppose I should give it a try?" Hallie knelt down, gingerly squeezed her milk into a glass, and served it. "I hope you enjoy." "Well?" queried Azalea. "Creamy and warm." Hallie fidgeted. "I'm glad you like it." "And which drink would you like, Azalea?" the bunny girl asked, raising her apron. The thirsty fairy took a moment to admire the well defined and neatly closed, pink bunny puss for the second time that day. She made a mental note to sketch it in her notebook and wished it was on the menu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pee Daiquiri grade 1 lemon/lime soda lemon juice pinch of sugar Ice cubes "Pee"na Colada grade 1 coconut juice pineapple juice pineapple wedges crushed ice Urineade grade 1 lemonade ice ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "This is a kink i've never dabbled in and and I don't know what most of these ingredients are, but let's give the 'pee'na colada a try." "Good choice. It's my personal favorite. It especially tastes good in summer. Unfortunately, I don't have a special pouring method. I'm not good at controlling it." "No need to feel bad. I'm not either." "Then, if you'll allow me," Hallie faced away and squatted in front of the expectant fae. Running her hands down her sides, they met between her legs where she spread herself. "Ca, can you see?" "Every part! Your cunt's so cute. Hallie's puff-ball tail twitched as she filled the mixer. Azalea unconsciously licked her lips as she watched the clear and water-like stream. "I'm curious, Hallie. You seem so shy, what made you take up this job?" "I, I like to be helpful, even if it is embarrassing." The flow abated with a few final drops. Wiping her hands, she turned around and took two of the strangest fruits Azalea had ever seen. "What are those? Are they edible?" "Of course they are. This one's a coconut. It's a pain to open, but the milky sap inside is worth it." She took an awl, placed it against the eye hole at one end and tapped the other end with a mallet. Then she poured the contents into the mix. "Can you do what Eeva did at the end?" Hallie blushed hard. "I, I, no one has ever asked me before. I, I'm not wet enough, so I don't think, " "Sure she can," said Eeva, volunteering Hallie. "The customer gets what the customer wants if it's reasonable. Come on, lass, you can do it. Just like all those nights we cuddle together." The taller wolf girl embraced her friend from behind and stroked the fluff around her neck as her other hand wound down between her legs. "Super easy for her. Eeva's fingers worked to coax the slippery sweetness from the panting bunny girl. Just have to stir up her little bunny pot. See what I did there? No. Ok, bad puns aside, want to hear another little secret about Hallie? Careful when putting your head between her thighs. When she climaxes, it's like a vice. Nearly took my head off." Hallie flushed a deeper shade of red. Between having her embarrassing idiosyncrasies exposed and Hallie's skilled digits burrowing through her crotch, she leaned into Eeva's body and resigned herself to the pleasure. With the squelching sounds getting louder, Eeva removed her hand. "That should be enough." She pulled her hand away from Hallie, feeling her thighs clenching around her hand, reluctant at the absence. "I'll finish you off later tonight if you want." She whispered. She held up the viscid lubricant clinging between her fingers, tracing it around the rim of the glass. "Here you are Azalea. Sorry, we don't have a smaller glass. You are our first fairy customer ever." "I am? I'm honored, and it's alright. I can tilt it." She brought her head down, inhaling Hallie's scent as she took a sip. Another drink followed, and then another. Her wings fluttered as she swallowed the syrupy fruit drink. "This is delicious! You should try it, life-mate! Reina!" Devin took her glass and tried it before handing it to Reina. "It definitely seems like your type of drink." ------- The rest of the meal passed with several more drinks complimented by decoratively arranged plates of hors d'oeuvres and finger foods. Sufficiently full, Devin leaned back in his chair. "Thank you for dinner, Mavis." "Yes, thank you," came several other voices. "And for the girls making tonight lots of fun," Azalea added. "You are most welcome. It was our pleasure," answered Eeva. "If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to buzz us." The barmaids gathered the empty dishes and left the room. "Now, let's hear what commission my older sister went to so much work to set up." Suvi stood up. "I'm going to take this opportunity to leave early. This doesn't concern me, and there is someone I need to check on to make sure they are ok. Before I go, Miss Ebonplume, are you perchance hiring any more girls?" "Are you wanting to work here?" "I need a more stable job." "I'm sure Sable can find something for you to do, although we have no rooms available." "I don't mind commuting." "Come on in the day after tomorrow, and Sable will set you up." "Thank you, I'll be here! And thank you for the, interesting evening!" With a wave of her tail, she left. Mavis began to preen her feathers pretending not to see Devin awaiting her reply, "Instead of telling you what this job entails, it'll be more fun to let you experience what I need you to find." Mavis rang her private bell, summoning Sable with a singular drink on a tray. She placed it in front of Devin and took her position behind Mavis. A profoundly floral scent emanated from a golden liquid. "It's not one of the girls' drinks; in case you're wondering." Devin held the warm mug to his lips and took a sip. He was instantly surprised by the explosion of sweet, mellow flavor. "Can you name the ingredient?" "Honey?" "Yes! But not just any honey; bee girl honey." "Impossible. No one's seen a bee-girl in the north for generations." "Precisely. Because of its scarcity and cost, we could only offer it to customers at a very high price. A little goes a long way, but you are drinking the last of it. I've had several individuals attest to its authenticity, and they are offering a significant amount of vol to acquire more." "You know I mainly transport goods already available. I have no experience with searching out new markets. If you're asking me, then I'm guessing you have an idea where to get more." "Yes, but the only lead we have is that it was bought from another merchant, who bought it from a different merchant, outside the country." Devin passed it for the girls to try. "I've never been outside our borders before. I've always wanted to visit the southern kingdom." "Unfortunately our contact is not there." He sat up. "I hope you're not suggesting I sneak across the border to the middle kingdom. "You wouldn't be sneaking." "his mind sifting through all the information he knew about their neighbor. "Method aside, you want me to find a nearly impossible commodity in a country that is not, to mockingly put it, on amicable terms with ours?" "Relations are a bit icy, yes." "And for good reason. Raiding your neighbor's population doesn't help make friends. Frankly, I'm a little disturbed you would even consider this given their treatment of demi-humans." "Yes, I am fully aware their society runs on conscripted labor." "Slave labor you mean. What about Reina and Azalea's safety?" "No one would bother them. With the right paperwork anyone would just think they were your slaves." "I refuse to even pretend they are my slaves." "I think you should take the offer, herd-mate." "Reina, you should know as much as I do, maybe even more, considering your first hand experience. Even after the trauma you suffered, you still want to go? She gave an ernest look. "I will ultimately abide by your wishes, but yes, I do." Devin frowned. He ventured a guess what Reina's motivation was. She was probably hoping she might run into her sister. He'd ask her later to make certain. "And how do you feel about all this, Azalea?" "She kissed the back of his hand. "I'm already a slave to your love life-mate. I'll go where you go. I trust your judgment." "I don't think you understand what we'd be getting ourselves into." "Reina wants to go and that's good enough for me." Devin looked down and ticked off different ideas on his fingers as he thought of them. Personal reasons aside, there are numerous logistical concerns. We'd need to convert all the money we'd use. Do we even know the exchange rate of the Zingar? Not to mention enough provisions for a five week trip, one way, and assemble spare parts in case the wagon breaks down. Will we even make it through the mountains before the snow gets too deep? I was planning to convert my wagon into a sleigh for snow travel but I'm skeptical it'd survive such a brutal trip over the pass?" "I wouldn't be sending you three alone." Said Mavis, interrupting his calculations. "You'd be going with an experienced group of individuals who've made the journey before. They'll assemble the bulk of provisions you'll need. They also have a friend halfway between here and the capital you'll be stopping at. We'll dispatch someone to inquire as to the conditions. And your guild membership should offer you some immunity. There's a branch office in the capital, isn't there? You'll just need to acquire visas and the proper documentation. We are not at war and technically, you are not doing anything illegal. It's not a lawless country. You're just going to inquire of information, discreetly." "Our milk money can go to help buy or build a new wagon life-mate. I'm sure we can find someone who'd pay a lot for a rare and delicious delicacy as these two lovelies will be producing." She pushed her breasts together. All eyes were on him as he processed all the information. Even Sable was peeking out from the door to the downstairs kitchen curious what'd he decide. "I won't believe you're doing it just for the money or merely fulfilling your patrons desire for a rare ingredient, Mavis. Are there other reasons? Mavis tensed, hoping he wouldn't guide the conversation back to her. "Aside from some personal reasons. I'd hoped if you found the producer, you could buy her freedom. Or if she's hiding out, entice her to come back with you." "I'll make a note of it. And what are your personal reasons?" "They aren't important. Just trivial feelings." He folded his arms. "Devin wasn't going to agree to anything till he knew every single detail. She locked eyes with Reina, hoping she would pick up on her hesitation to speak plainly." Reina, guessing she wanted some privacy alone with Devin, abruptly stood up. "We've drunk a lot tonight. If you would excuse us, Jeni, Azalea, and I need to visit the outhouse. We'll be right back." "But I don't need to pee." "Yes, you do." Reina plucked Azalea from the table and took Jeni's wing. Jeni, quicker on the uptake but slow on the reason, stumbled to her feet., "Is this the bonding ritual girls engage in when visiting the lavatory?" "I'll tell you later," she whispered as they left Devin and Mavis alone. Devin watched them exit. He didn't need his merchant sense to pick up on what just happened. Whatever reasons Mavis was hiding was obviously for his ears only. "Alright, just us dear sister. Let's hear it. Based on the expression you let slip in your office, I'm guessing it's something you didn't want me to know about in the first place." "No. I told you it's just silly feelings that shouldn't interfere with business." "So it's about me? Not to sound self-centered but a lot of stronger feelings you have are usually about me." Mavis stopped preening. The soft murmur of voices and muffle of clinking glasses became audible as Mavis held the silence. I'm just scared you won't come back." "That's it? That's your big reason." "Pretty much." "I was torn between offering you a lucrative adventure and feeling responsible for you." "You know I'm an adult right?" Devin relaxed. "For crying out loud Mavis. Why must you be so melodramatic? Why didn't you just say that. You had me concerned it was some big thing." "I don't like anyone, especially you seeing me unsure of myself and vulnerable." "I don't know how you got it in your head but i would never think less of you." When you first moved in with us, I told myself I needed to be the big dependable older sister who you'd look up to and help you take flight." "So the real reason you check in with me all the time flying your routes, ?" "To make sure you're safe and checking if you need anything."I'm sorry I'm such a clingy, flirty big sister." "Why don't you find some male harpy." "Don't you even dare suggest such a thing. You're all I need." She fluttered her eyes at him and laughed. Devin wasn't sure if she was teasing him again or not. Either way, she was providing him with a chance at breaking well out of his norm. "If I'm successful, I'll have quite the tale to tell when I return." "Does that mean you'll say yes?!" "A tentative yes. There is still the issue about a new wagon. "We're back!" announced Azalea. "Are we interrupting?" "No, I only needed to clear up a few misconceptions. Where's Jeni?" replied Mavis. Reina placed two drinks in front of Devin. "She's downstairs filling out a membership form." "What's this? Two drinks we haven't tried yet?" Devin inquired while reaching for one of the glasses. "Yes! Compliments from us, life-mate!" "You and Reina, ?" "Uh-huh!" One was light, almost like water, with a wedge of lemon on the rim. The other was darker in color. Azlea had her hands together in barely suppressed, excited expectation. "Tart with a familiar sugariness. You made this, didn't you?" Devin asked Azalea after taking a sip. "I did. Do you like it? I actually did have to pee shortly after we left. Eeva suggested I try making the urineade as a surprise." "So this must be Reina's then." "Dark 'n' Uriney. I know you declined my first offer, maybe with some added ingredients you'll be more inclined to try it." Reina offered. "It's made from ginger beer and myself." "That aspect of your culture is important to you isn't it?" "It makes me happy to do all I can to share myself with you, in every way." "I thank you for thinking of me," he praised. He sipped to bitter draught. "It's flavorful. I still don't know if I could handle it raw." "I understand. Reina returned to her seat. "Have you finished making plans for our trip?" Azalea landed on the table and sipped Reina's drink. "Yes, are we going life-mate? To satisfy our craving for adventure and profit?" "Profit is only valuable if you're free and able to use it, and you, Reina; you hope to find your sister, don't you?" "Yes." "Mavis, this group we are going with, how many times have they, " "Spy? Sneak? Clandestinely infiltrate? This will be their fourth. They are made up of a mix of humans and demi-humans. I can't disclose which of their group is going till the day they leave." "So I guess we are all in agreement?" Devin questioned his ladies. "I would have tried to persuade you if you had said no, herd-mate." "Well, regardless, before any of that, we have to make a run to Merport to fulfill that order for Jeni. We should be ready in a week or two." Mavis stood up and responded to Devin, "That works! They need time to prepare, as do you, I'm sure. Since you are doing this in winter, it will be harder to get there, but since you have Reina, it should be doable. When you return from Merport, I'd like for you to come back and meet them." "I'll send a notice when we do." Mavis embraced both girls and Devin. "Thank you for doing this. Let's just hope this venture proves successful." Mavis led them down the stairs and toward the front entrance. At the doors, Jeni placed her stamp on a document and handed it to Sable. "This one has found the older sister Mavis' establishment's services to be conducive to relaxation and useful in social improvement and wishes to frequent this place." He lightly ruffled the feathers on her head. "I will be comforted to see you getting out of your lab more frequently." She happily pushed her head into his hand. Mavis held the door open. "We'll see you in two weeks then!" "I'll bring the coach around," offered Sable. Devin shook his foot, which had fallen asleep while they were seated. 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GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: The GrassRoots TruthCast, created by former Escambia County Florida Commissioner Gene Valentino, is a weekly broadcast from Pensacola, Florida. Gene, an investment entrepreneur and avid pilot, is a founding member of VeriJet charter aviation and serves on the company's Board of Directors. When he's not in studio, Gene can usually be found in the skies over the Gulf of Mexico piloting his ICON A5. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Sumo from the Mystical American Patriots Society is a podcast-based community of individuals seeking individual sovereignty within the Free Will Realm. Topics we might cover include Bigfoot, the Church Fathers, Enlightenment dialectical philosophy and its woes, ghosts, how to build physics equipment, phantom limb syndrome, cloning, city planning, how to grow your own food, and much more! GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Barry Hinckley is a great grandson of Colonel James Barrett, Commander of the Minute Men who engaged the British in 1775 at the North Bridge in Concord, Ma. Coincidently he was born on April 18th, the day the riders left Boston to alert the Minute Men. He is also a software entrepreneur, having co-founded Bullhorn Software. Barry was a former US Senate Candidate from Rhode Island vs Sheldon Whitehouse Debate Highlights. Barry has been active in pursuing limited government and constitutional values since the Tea Party Movement in Boston in 2008, which though much maligned by the mainstream media, in hindsight predicted much of the problems our nation is facing today.
Racer, Dirt Jumper, and full on freestyle BMX lifer Todd Wildman Lyons is in the Unclicked studio! Todd is a living legend, He's seen it all and is an encyclopedia of BMX knowledge. Coincidently he has a-lot of his day to day written down in a journal. Hurry to that play button and get to know The WIldmanThanks to Oskar Blues, Source BMX, and Woodward for supporting the Unclicked Podcast!https://oskarblues.com / https://www.sourcebmx.com/ / https://www.woodwardpa.com/Hosts:Ryan Fudger: https://www.instagram.com/fyanrudger/?hl=enMike Escamilla: https://www.instagram.com/mikeescamilla/Guests:Todd Lyons: https://www.instagram.com/toddlyons/0:00 - Intro 10:00- Early sponsorship 35:00 - JNCO / XGAMES 1:02:00 - Corey Nastazio 1:06:00 - Racing 1:45:00 - MTV Sports and Music Festival 1:56:00 - WILDMAN 2:11:00 - SE Bikes 2:58:00 - Bike Life 3:13:30 - Questions / Wrap up
Racer, Dirt Jumper, and full on freestyle BMX lifer Todd Wildman Lyons is in the Unclicked studio! Todd is a living legend, He's seen it all and is an encyclopedia of BMX knowledge. Coincidently he has a-lot of his day to day written down in a journal. Hurry to that play button and get to know The WIldmanThanks to Oskar Blues, Source BMX, and Woodward for supporting the Unclicked Podcast!https://oskarblues.com / https://www.sourcebmx.com/ / https://www.woodwardpa.com/Hosts:Ryan Fudger: https://www.instagram.com/fyanrudger/?hl=enMike Escamilla: https://www.instagram.com/mikeescamilla/Guests:Todd Lyons: https://www.instagram.com/toddlyons/0:00 - Intro10:00- Early sponsorship35:00 - JNCO / XGAMES1:02:00 - Corey Nastazio1:06:00 - Racing1:45:00 - MTV Sports and Music Festival1:56:00 - WILDMAN2:11:00 - SE Bikes2:58:00 - Bike Life3:13:30 - Questions / Wrap upSupport the show
This week's show is all about the joy AND angst of gift giving, the importance of context and considering the message you want to send with your gift. Peter learns this when he gives Jason the gift of Rolling Stone's bassist, Darryl Jones-for his own- personal bass lesson, and Jason points out the problems issues he has with this incredible gift…Really, no Really! Coincidently, besides playing bass with the Stones, Miles Davis, Madonna, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock (the list goes on and on) Darryl is a burgeoning actor having played several roles in some major projects. So why not knock out two birds with one Stone (pardon the intentional pun) in exchange for his talents as a musician, Jason offers his tips and advice on being an actor. Darryl Jones was born on the south side of Chicago into a musical family. At 21, he landed a life-changing gig with the legendary jazz icon Miles Davis, with whom he would record and tour over the next five years. In 1993, Jones was chosen to replace longtime band member Bill Wyman as bassist for the Rolling Stones. Since then, he has toured the world, performed on studio and live albums, and appeared in documentary “Darryl Jones: In The Blood.” IN THIS EPISODE: How Miles Davis mentorship changed Darryl's life. The remarkable way Mick Jagger and Keith Richards asked Darryl to audition. Pro acting tips from Jason Alexander and how his techniques could quite possibly ruin an actor. What it's like to collaborate and make music with the Stones. The unusual items on the Stones' backstage rider when they tour. Darryl reminisces about Charlie Watts, the late Stones' drummer and the quirky quality that make him irreplaceable. The best gifts ever. Googleheim: America's unwanted gift problem. FOLLOW DARRYL JONES: Online: www.darryljones.com Instagram and Facebook: @DarrylJonesBassist FOLLOW REALLY NO REALLY: www.reallynoreally.com Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook Threads X (Twitter)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today's Post - https://bahnsen.co/4115jTU A BIG divergence today between the more value oriented DOW which jumped 520 points today, and the more technology heavy Nasdaq down .23% as interest rates broke the trend and rose today. Coincidently, I wrote yesterday about the sensitivity in the part to the market that has had the most multiple expansion tethered to falling rates as having potential for disappointment. Both PCE inflation data coming out in-line with expectations and a stronger growth print in the Chicago PMI's moved rates up today as much as yesterdays decline in continued bond market volatility. Links mentioned in this episode: TheDCToday.com DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com
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THE ARWEN LEWIS SHOW - There was a planet, very, very, very, very far away, from what Earthling beings refer to as “Earth.” It was a ruthless fire-breathing planet, that the beings of Earth referred to as “Mars.” It reflected incredible beams of red and orange light, but never had an Earthling heard, an audio recording of what the sounds of Mars, were. On planet Earth, there was a United States government agency called NASA… The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was responsible for science and technology related to air and space. NASA was determined to retrieve the sounds of planet Mars, and bring them to their unusual planet. Coincidently, also residing on planet Earth, was a being, named Jason Achilles, who was also intrigued by this idea. Following an early 2022 US tour as keyboardist for Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, JASON ACHILLES now divides his time as a touring multi-instrumentalist/music producer, orchestral composer, and “side gig” as an aerospace entrepreneur. Currently, he is developing a live touring planetarium show that will inspire the public through an unlikely personal journey from music to Space. In 2017 Jason leveraged his audio expertise into technical consulting, joining forces with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ultimately helping bring to Earth, on a day unbeknownst to planet Mars, the first sounds of the planet as recorded by the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. Concurrently he served as Principal Investigator for a 2020 NASA Flight Opportunities grant to successfully flight test his Lunar ExoCam remote rocket viewing camera tech developed with Honeybee Robotics. When not on the road performing live with his experimental ‘cosmic space-rock duo, he can be frequently spotted with his nerd friends attempting to capture high-fidelity audio from the numerous rocket launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California (and not have their microphones incinerated). Contact: JMezilis@gmail.com Facebook: Jason Achilles Instagram: @jasonachillesmezillis The Arwen Lewis Show Host | Arwen Lewis Executive Producer | Jeremiah D. Higgins Producer - Sound Engineer - Richard “Dr. D” Dugan https://arwenlewismusic.com/ On Instagram, Follow Arwen Lewis Here: @thearwenlewisshow @arwenlewis www.thejeremiahshow.com On Instagram @jeremiahdhiggins https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins
Following the growth of our past guests and seeing their success has been a truly inspirational experience, and checking in with Julie Sullivan and Carolyn Cesario, co-founders of Ground Up, is another uplifting show. Our last interview was show number 19 which was released January 22nd, 2020 and for your background, Ground Up is a company that delivers peanut-free nut butters in amazing flavors. The company began in 2016 when Julie returned from Uganda where she had been overseeing an employment training program for women overcoming poverty. Back in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, she soon recognized the need for a similar program at home. However, she needed a product and a company as a base for the training programs. Coincidently, Carolyn had been perfecting sugar-free, peanut-free nut butter recipes due to dietary constraints and when the two met, it was destiny. They took a unique angle at their business model, calling themselves a “not-only-for-profit” business. They partner with local nonprofits (currently 30-40) to employ womxn overcoming adversity who have the motivation but need the opportunity to get back into the workforce. The company does NOT do background checks on the applicants as they believe in second chances and anyone coming forward with a good attitude receives that chance. By working in Ground Up, womxn get job training in a 6-9 month program and are part of a team selling healthy and delicious nut butters to the public. Great place to start, but what has happened in the last three-plus years? Julie and Carolyn have expanded the product line and part of the expansion is to produce seasonal flavors, often highlighting their vendor partners. At the time of this show, Funfetti is the highlighted product. They partnered with Mia Swinehart of Gathered Nutrition, a treasure trove of nutritious and delicious recipes. Mia loves funfetti cake and also has an obsession to add almond extract to baked treats. She has always had a “dream” nut butter and now has gotten to live that dream with Ground Up. This almond and cashew butter tastes just like cake batter (but of course, healthier). It's made from a blend of almonds and cashews, then blended with cacao butter and almond extract, and finally, finished with swirls of honey, cacao nibs, and plant-based sprinkles from some of Ground Up's other vendor friends. And definitely follow the company for their upcoming fall release, which they are coyly keeping under wraps as of this show. The company has always done 100% of its manufacturing. That in-house passion means superb quality control, but also comes with challenges. Especially for the Ground Up concept, where Julie and Carolyn are marrying a job training program with manufacturing a consumer food product and there is a myriad of regulations and health requirements. Specifically, they have faced big problems with their squeeze pack machine. The squeeze packs were originally created so people could sample the product without having to open a whole jar. So they were perfect for events such as trade shows and other marketing opportunities and people have loved them. However, the blankety-blank machine that makes them is most temperamental and it's taken roughly two years of trouble-shooting to get the hiccups down to a reasonable frequency. A huge change since the last show has been the explosion of distribution. You can now find Ground Up Nut Butters in grocery stores in the pacific northwest. And a recent deal with Target means you can find the Nut Butters in many locations on the west coast. As in the beginning, you can buy online at: https://grounduppdx.com/. Follow them at: Twitter - @grounduppdx, Instagram - @grounduppdx and Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/grounduppdx/. Our hosts: Twitter - @sarahmasoni and @spicymarshall, Instagram - @masoniandmarshall.
(August 8, 2023 - Hour One)9:14pm - The 2nd Tuesday of the month means we visit with BBQ Hall of Fame'er and BBQCS Guest HOF'er, Meathead from Amazingribs.com. As the summer is drawing to a close, one of the most popular ways of cooking is getting ready to start! Tailgating signifies the beginning of fall, football and other autumn based activities. Meathead and I will make sure you are ready to go this tailgate season with the best gear and best recipes!9:35pm - After Meathead, I will be joined by our pal Robert Moss. Tonight we talk about the soon to be released (September) Southern Living Top 50 BBQ list. Coincidently...or not coincidently, the latest Texas Monthly "25 Best New and Improved BBQ Joints" was released a few days ago so we might chew on that topic a bit as well!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers Use Code REMPE at check out for $10 off a $50 or more purchaseFireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JC Newman Cigars - Try The Angel Cuesta Brand
Our host, Garrett Kusmierz, was recently diagnosed with early stage Hashimoto's disease while digging into the root cause of her secondary infertility. Coincidently, (or not!) she was then connected to Dr. Anshul Gupta for this podcast and she was glad to have the chance to ask all of her burning questions. Today's episode covers everything from sleep's impact on Hashimoto's, to the 5 root causes of Hashimoto's to even the timeline of reversing it. Dr. Gupta says it best-- there is hope! Dr. Gupta studied at the Cleveland Mayo Clinic with Dr. Mark Hyman, he's a family physician and a Hashimoto's expert. Learn more about Hashimoto's from his youtube channel here. Check out "Reversing Hashimoto's" on Amazon Follow Dr. Gupta on IG: @anshulguptamd _____________________ Sign-up for the kozēkozē newsletter here. Sign-Up for the FREE Sacred Sister Circle Workshops on Postpartum healing Full Circle Feminine WORKSHOP at Pilates Rx in Boston July 22! Connect with our host on IG: @garrettnwood Follow kozēkozē on IG: @kozekozemama Podcast Instagram for details on past guests: @kozekozepodcast Follow Garrett on TikTok: @kozekozemama GET ON THE WAITLIST FOR THE 2nd ANNUAL FULL CIRCLE FEMININE WELLNESS RETREAT If you like Garrett's voice, check out her meditations here. email garrett: garrettkusmierz@kozekoze.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kozekoze/message
Dr. Julie Pullen is founding partner and chief scientist at Propeller, an early-stage venture fund focused on the intersection of the oceans and climate change. It recently announced that it had raised $100 million for its first fund. Coincidently, today (June 8) is also World Oceans Day, globally recognized by the UN as a day to foster public interest in the protection of the ocean and the sustainable management of its resources.Today's conversation is about the ocean, its critical role in regulating our climate, how humans have been damaging this balance, and what we can do about it. Julie's work is at the intersection of humanity and the oceans, and her expertise spans climate, weather, and hydro science, with a particular focus on high-resolution coastal urban prediction for flooding, heat waves, and other perils.Prior to her role at Propeller, Julie was most recently the climate strategist at Jupiter Intelligence, a startup delivering hyper-local projections of climate impact and business risk. And she's an adjunct research scientist at Columbia's Climate School. She was previously an associate professor in civil, environmental, and ocean engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, where she organized field studies globally to improve our understanding and prediction of the Earth's system. And we could go on further about her amazing credentials at the Naval Research Laboratory and more, but let's jump into learning from her about our oceans.In this episode, we cover: [2:39] World Ocean Day activities and awareness[4:22] An overview of Propeller and Julie's work[6:16] The reason behind the firm's ocean focus and its scope[8:00] Propeller's ocean investment categories including, carbon, organics, and industrials[10:04] Major challenges and concerns with oceans today[13:00] Implications of warming ocean waters[15:43] Transition points in ocean health that could lead to cascading effects[19:09] The role of venture capital in supporting ocean-based solutions[20:53] A brief overview of marine biogeochemistry[22:52] Solutions aimed at ocean carbon sequestration[25:36] Challenges with measurement and verification[28:43] The role of data simulation[34:13] Fisheries and food security solutions[35:40] Alternative proteins on the market[38:44] Julie's time at Jupiter Intelligence[41:32] Emissions reductions as a wedge to drive necessary change for our oceans[43:30] Ocean-specific pledges like 30x30[44:39] The importance of benthic environments and vital ecosystems[45:59] What Julie's excited for in the ocean industrials space[47:53] How people can get informed and involved in ocean preservationGet connected:Dr. Julie Pullen LinkedIn / TwitterCody SimmsMCJ Podcast / Collective*You can also reach us via email at info@mcjcollective.com, where we encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Episode recorded on June 1, 2023
Episode 150 has been a long time coming. Coincidently, so has the acclaim for the Sean Taylor Band as they drop two new singles this spring. Toss in a little hunting action and that would normally that'd be enough to get a guy on the podcast, but Sean also happens to own one of the finest local outdoor shops in Manitoba, Harvester Outdoors. Find out what it's like to try in squeeze in bear hunts between show bookings and running a successful outdoors shop that serves both the recreational crowd and the commercial folks. Sprinkle in some heartfelt stories and it's completely suiting that this is episode 150 for us (Sean also happens to be one of the nicest humans you will ever meet). Bonus: You'll also have access to our audio time travel device as Sean describes Tristan's 70's basement for this in-person interview. Be sure to check out the latest from the Sean Taylor Band at https://www.theseantaylorband.ca/ and follow Harvester Outdoors at harversteroutdoors.ca and on Instagram @harvester_outdoors
Tyler Carr returns from Universal Studios Hollywood... more specifically: SUPER NINTENDO WORLD! Coincidently, in classic Super Mario fashion, someone in Canada stole 20 Million Dollars in gold from the airport in Toronto. Stories from both of the aforementioned stories coming up on today's show, as well as 'Ask a Medium' with Rachel Stiles and another winner in the 10K Payday.@TylerCarrfm@JasminLaine@Energy106fmTyler Carr on Tik Tok
On this week's episode of the Who's Hoo Podcast, we reveal the Top 21 songs of today's best independent country music artists. Action! Actors hear that all the time. Coincidently, Matt shares with us the top 5 actors of the 1980's. Who is your favorite actor from the 1980's, and did they make the list? We want to thank you for listening to the Who's Hoo Podcast and supporting all of these great independent artists. Make sure to follow NOCB on social media for a complete list of upcoming shows on our Somewhere In The Country Tour near you!
On Tuesday May 24th, the unthinkable happened at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. A gunman rushed the school killing 19 children and two teachers. 1,300 miles away, in Huntsville, Utah 78-year-old JR Johansen was watching the news and saw the horrific story. JR, a Vietnam vet, is an incredible artist who has now painted over 150 portraits of missionaries who have lost their lives while serving – all free of charge. Coincidently, he has a brother and sister-in-law that live in Texas. They called him to see if he would be willing to paint portraits for all 21 victims. Dan Rascon with KSL 5 TV joins the show to discuss this special.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hello and welcome to a special announcement on the DX Mentor podcast. Very soon we will publish an interview with Adrian, KO8SCA, of the 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXPedition. This DXpedition was one of the most widely published and anticipated operations in recent memory. There has been a lot of praise, criticism, misinformation, and questions about this DXpedition and Adrian will address our questions in the frank and honest manner that he always assumes. Coincidently, Adrian will be the keynote speaker at the DXDinner held at the Marriott on the Friday of Hamvention weekend. To make sure you don't miss this, subscribe to the DX Mentor podcast and/or the DX Mentor YouTube channel. If you have any questions, please contact me directly at thedxmentor@gmail.com
Who is Elena?Elena is a professional accountants and tax advisors who help automate and optimise your business processes, to be able to make informed decisions and experience the financial freedom you deserve.Key TakeawaysWhat are the mistakes business owners are making and how do they play out in their business? 2:24Looking for the problem in concentric circles starting at your desk. 4:28The importance of taking a simple approach to business. 6:08Not all business coaches are very good with the financial data. 8:03What is the most stressful period in accountants' lives? 12:54The importance of paying yourself first -. 15:47Valuable Free Resource or Actionhttps://www.elenameskhi.com/london-stadium-associate-partnersA video version of this podcast is available on YouTube :_________________________________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to our newsletter and get details of when we are doing these interviews live at https://TCA.fyi/newsletterFind out more about being a guest at : link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/beaguestSubscribe to the podcast at https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/podcastHelp us get this podcast in front of as many people as possible. Leave a nice five-star review at apple podcasts : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/apple-podcasts and on YouTube : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/Itsnotrocketscienceatyt!Here's how you can bring your business to THE next level:If you are a business owner currently turning over £/$10K - £/$50K per month and want to grow to £/$100K - £/$500k per month download my free resource on everything you need to grow your business on a single page :A Completely Free Resource - Yes PleaseIt's a detailed breakdown of how you can grow your business to 7-figures in a smart and sustainable way————————————————————————————————————————————-TranscriptNote, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast)SUMMARY KEYWORDSbusiness, elena, clients, business owners, accountant, problem, accountability partner, people, find, money, book, life, question, report, speak, coach, burnout, share, talking, tipsStuart Webb 00:24Hi there, and welcome to It's not rocket science five questions over coffee. I'm here with my coffee in front of me. And I'm ready to have a really interesting discussion with Elena Meskhi. I hope I'm saying that correctly. And that, you know, you'll tell me, thank you. Elena is an accountant, she helps her business clients to optimise and automate their processes so that they can make better financial decisions and therefore achieve the financial freedom that they're really interested in. I love this sort of subject this is definitely write up my tweet, I love talking to business owners about how they optimise and and make their business, less about them and more about the business process. Because that's the only way you can exit your business. If you're still at the middle of your business, being the controller everything, you cannot exit your business, you can never sell it. So Elena, I think it's gonna give some great, great, great tips in there. So she's also the author of a book, we'll come to that I'm sure during the discussion, Elena, welcome to It's not rocket science, five questions over coffee.Elena Meskhi 01:26Today, thank you so much for inviting me, I'm very excited to be here to share with you the tips with their audience about how to extract yourself from the business and move yourself to the next step. And how to face different fears and challenges. So we work with that business owners who run their own businesses day to day. So it's usually starting when they think that they had enough working for one lunatic and surprise and maybe they they started working for another one being themselves who is much harsher, who is more demanding and more challenging and constantly sitting inside you and say Go Go Go doo doo doo bigger, but more more not enough. How to how to overcome all that.Stuart Webb 02:21I know that lunatic very well. And I'm not going to say any more than that. So I mean, that's the answer to the first question. But tell me about the second one, which is you're obviously working with people that have tried things in the past, they've tried ways of doing it, what are the mistakes they're making? And how are you seeing those mistakes sort of play out everyday in their business?Elena Meskhi 02:39The first thing, the most predominant one, they the business owner would think that there is no problem. So they don't acknowledge the problem, that there is a problem. They think it's the team, they I can't find the right people. It's the system which don't work. It's the banks who don't get the loans. It's a cash flow. It's always the problem. And you know, the social media and the media overall, it's kind of support that thought. So everything else is wrong around you, you're the right one. So you're in the, in the quest to put things right. And to what I understand about business and business owners being so foreign in this industry for the last 15 years, you better start from yourself. And when when you face yourself and you realise that you have the burnout, you keep doing doing doing and you're afraid of stepping back and think about the business and analyse the situation. And actually when you remove yourself and this is the first fear because what if they're willing to go job What if the product is not going to be so good what if someone else will drop the ball I have to control everything and everywhere. And by being in the operational side so much involved, the business owners struggle to actually present the better product the better idea and to do to remove themselves from the business and enjoy it and deliver even bigger scale the life changing opportunities they can do. And when they finally identify the problem, they would try to solve it in isolation. So, they would think people is the problem. So, I will fix the people they will hire different consultants, they will aim they will improve the recruitment process the training process and then something else does work then they will figure out that there is another problem there was a system don't work because we do things in a without using technology for example, and then they will work with another specialist who will help them to improve technology. So the problem I see is that total disintegration of there are aspects of the business, because they, they either have to put all the consultants together, which first of all challenging to find the right people. Secondly, it comes at a cost, because, um, the business owner feels the demand that they have to know, all those areas, they go in deeper research, they invest more of themselves in that subject. And that's more harder for them to delegate it. So it's like a catch 22 They never can win in that situation. And this is, this is how they get more stress, burnout, this money, never ended circle. Sounds familiar?Stuart Webb 05:41Does sound familiar? And and I remember a very wise mentor of mine in my early in my career told me that whenever you see a problem in your business, you start looking for the problem in concentric circles starting at your desk, because so often the problems that you see are the ones that you are beginning to create. So having been somebody that spent a lot of time in businesses trying to help them fix process problems. You're absolutely right. There are too many times when people look and go, Well, it can't possibly be there, it's got to be over there. And you start putting together too many different disparate things that just make it even worse, you really need to take a simple approach only you take it back to basics. Business is actually fairly simple business is really not very difficult. But we make it difficult by looking and trying to complicate things, because it can't be as easy as it looks kind of.Elena Meskhi 06:34Absolutely, yes, we will look everything at our perspective. And one of the very good technique is to have the accountability partner. And this is also very tricky solution, because we tend to find the wrong people to be our accountability partners. I see different situations, sometimes that could be your life partner, and your common goal and you consult with them to discuss at their dinner or breakfast, how to do different different scenarios. It can be a business partner, and I find it there once you reach the limit very quickly, because all those people they subjective. And of course, they have your best interest at heart, but they can't, subconsciously they always will be their first advisor for themselves rather than you. So that's why it's very, it's very different, different. Another solution business owners comes up with, they will find the business coach. Yeah. But the business coach themselves, they will help them to take their mind to the next to look at the things differently, they will challenge them, they will be their accountability partners. However, not all business coaches, they are very good with the financial data. And the business owner also would be a little bit reluctant to share too much financial data with coach for the number of reasons. And the business coach, understandably, they would withdraw themselves from that sort of conversation and talking about money. God, this is what the business about is nothing if you are in business for money, yes, okay. You could have the illusion, I started the business, I want to help people, I want to make this live better. I want to work with best people. That's that's fine. That's your ethical. And that's your ethical understanding of the business. And this is the mission of the business. But the primary goal of the business is to make money. And who is the better person to speak about money than your account? Because we know so many, we know so many information, it is so valuable, that even life partners they don't know and with accountants is why do I call myself more than accountant because I'm not. I'm not scared to talk about money with my clients. I'm very open and open to share my insights and my advices about it. It's type of the industry accountants, typically they are introverts, and they don't that much like talking to people, they will like during reports or data and analysis of the digits and figures. And, and by presenting you with that. So one of the Gronk conversation we hear from our prospective clients who come to us the question we ask, How often do you speak with your accountant? And then most times, they will say well Once a year when the financial year is over this is when they see their accounts. And they're like, That's too late. That's already too late. How did you make all those decisions through the year? How did you know how to borrow money? How to whether you have capacity to recruit more stuff? How did you raise the prices? These are all the questions you speak through with your accountant, because Coincidently, not coincidentally, it all come to the matter of your business. This is all interlinked, and this is what evolved. So I find that accountant would be the best accountability partner, accountant would be the best business coach, when you find the right accountant, who is keen to speak, who came to share, and who will not be, you know, afraid of hiding behind the figures are the highs of the reports, and actually elaborate and be open and give you feedback to understand what's the reports about how to read the report. And what's the report, because there is the another fear that some accountants have, if I will share too much information with my clients, and they will teach them too much how to read the report, they will be doing it themselves. And it's, it's again, it's self fulfilling prophecies, it's when when you are not sharing the learning the understanding what business business owners are crazy. Business owners, they, they are best in what they do in their best in their product, their best in their services. They don't know that much information about the financial data, and how to read it and what strategy to use and how to approach. So that's why I think that we have done tremendous help and tremendous assistance to the business owners on growing the business on extracting them from the business. They have more clients less and less time in their business, they have bigger profits, and they finally living the life they want.Stuart Webb 12:13I have to admit a very unusual accountant because I find very few accountants who are who are quite so happy to act as a business coach to their clients as you Elena and in fact, some of the best, best work that I do is with accountants, because the accountant will often say, you know, you need to help them to sort of extract themselves from their business by making some changes. They won't listen to me because they think I'm just here to talk about their numbers. So if you've managed to crack that you've done very well, I know that a lot of a lot of the best joint ventures that I got going on are with accountants who are turning around and saying, you know, I need to crack into what is actually going on in that business. I can't find out the numbers are telling me something. I don't know what it is. And they're not prepared to tell me so. And I know you've you've written a book about all of this, I'm just going to share the link for where we can see that book on screen. There it is going on. It's on Amazon. And I think you said that you you have you not only have you documented this but you eat your own dog food, don't you you actually live what you have written in your book.Elena Meskhi 13:14Yes, exactly. It's all the self, self written. This book is about my experience, how I put my business to the next level. I've been in this business for the last 15 years, started from scratch from the kitchen table and grown it throughout town at some point in time I sold my business and I started again from scratch with more experience and with more knowledge and tips. And now finally, believe it or not the most stressful period in accountants live in December and January because it's such a joy. So look at me. I'm not in the office, I'm actually in Africa, having the time of my life with my family. And I know for sure that all the deadlines are done on submitted. And they wish the same for all my clients. Because they on top of like things they don't have to stress on the 30th of December or 23rd that they have to complete the tax returns. So we totally implemented all those strategies in the business to meet with the use of technology with use of different different aspects including psychology, including neuroscience. And it was very, very exciting journey and it is still is I'm still this is actually what we keep doing. I'm training and speaking with my clients on a daily basis, parts of the day. This is sacred and assisting them on taking that journey forward to find a way to find that happiness in life. I found the balance.Stuart Webb 15:02Pretty bad, pretty good. If you've ever if you've been able to train your clients that well, you've done well, we're coming to the end. And I've got the final question for you for you. Couple of questions wandering off his and we've talked about your book. But there must be a question that I haven't yet asked you that you would really like me to have asked you. So what is the question you would have liked me to ask you? And once you've asked the question, would you mind answering it as well for us?Elena Meskhi 15:27All right, that's a good strategy for the interview, I learned that you might wish to ask me about my innovative method called Pay yourself first. And what it is about this is at length spoken in my book, and this is the idea I came along. And I have been lucky tested on the on on the several on all of our clients, and have the tremendous results. So the concept and I think this is one of the tip on takeout, what your listeners and your audience can take and actually sleep on it and see how this concept will be lent into their business. So the business owner, they have so much pressure and they have so much responsibility. So they are responsible to the clients for the product to the team for the salaries to the suppliers, and they always prioritise and they act like firefighters, whichever demand think they're touching. First, they completely forgetting about themselves. And they completely forgetting to pay themselves first. So the concept talks, and introduces the change of this world and to put themselves first. So they think about themselves first they think how much money they do the personal budget how much money they need, in order to functional properly not like on bread and water, but to have all the variety in life what they used to, and come with a personal budget and setup that as the minimum amount of money their business must generate and generate, but probably after to leave as a bottom line on what they can take it minus taxes. So and to put it as a priority. And rather than every month, paying the salary, and then suppliers and then the software and then whatnot, they will pay themselves first that particular amount of money and see how the world will start changing around them. So on my website, and under mosquito calm, we have a scorecard which will help your audience if they take that test, they will be able to see they will get there pretty neat report about their business where the business right now and what next actions they can do to take the challenge and then out of that test, they will get a free copy of my book. So this is one of the perks and they can learn a little bit more about their pay yourself first, which I find is a life changing for all of my clients.Stuart Webb 18:15They know I think that's a brilliant offer. And I thank you so much for spending a few minutes away from your holiday to spend some time with us today. I wish you all the success going back to that holiday. I'm just going to finish by saying we've got a problem with the video. It's playing far too quickly. We will we won't read it because we don't edit on this programme. I'm just going to say thank you to Elena Elena. Thank you so much for spending a bit of time with us. If you would like to get onto the mailing list so that you get to hear about really interesting people like Elena coming up go to TCA dot FYI forward slash subscribe that's tcaa dot FYI, forward slash subscribe and get on to our mailing list so that you can hear about really interesting people. Elena, thank you so much for spending a few minutes with us today. I am now going to play the the out video which will enable the other metre stop this so you'll hear the music you're getting so my apologies for for glassing areas with that far too quickly. But we're gonna we're gonna say thank you very much wish you all success in your business and have a lovely holiday.Elena Meskhi 19:25Thank you so much. Thank you, Stuart. 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It was a week of last-minute drama, with Tammy Abraham, Razvan Marin & Luca Caldirola all stirring the pot with the final whistle looming. Coincidently, all of these matches ended at 2-2. Tune in to hear all the latest happenings, along with play-by-plays, & a few giggles here & there.
Yesterday was the eighth day of Christmas. In the Western ecclesiastical tradition, the celebration of Christmas begins with the birth of our Savior and continues right up to the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6. Coincidently it falls on January 1. But instead of simply the start of a new calendar and fireworks, Luke takes note a very significant event which almost goes unnoticed in the life of our newborn Savior.
Episode #165: Champion Pitmaster Mike Davis of Lotta Bull BBQ and the Authors of Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend, Judith Hiltner and James Walker Mike Davis has won over 1,300 BBQ competition awards, which includes 92 Grand Championships and 62 Reserve Grand Championships. He and his wife Debbie have competed for over 30 years. Mike has been on some of the more popular BBQ programs including Smoked, Chopped: Grill Masters, and The All-Star BBQ Showdown. Coincidently, Mike and our co-host for this interview, Doug Scheiding met years ago on the set of Smoked. Mike is retired from competitive cooking and now enjoys serving food from his food truck several days a week.runs a food truck. He even has his own line of rubs and sauces. More information on Mike can be found at https://www.lottabullbbq.com Dr. Judith Hiltner and Dr. James Walker are the authors of Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend, an extensive biography on one of the pioneers of broadcasting. From his beginnings in the deep south to legendary status broadcasting for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees, this is a look into the fascinating life of this complex man. Red Barber also authored several books and was a newspaper columnist for many years after broadcasting. The book is a thorough and fascinating look at Barber's personal and professional life. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show: (516) 855-8214 Email: baseballandbbq@gmail.com Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq
Hello Interactors,I stumbled across a book that picks ten influential economists and teases out elements from each that contribute to ideas circling the circular economy. It turns out bits and pieces of what many consider a ‘new' idea have existed among notable economists, left and right, for centuries.The first is a name known to most worldwide, even if they only get their history from Fox News. But had a gun been aimed more accurately, his name nor his global influence would have been a part of history at all.As interactors, you're special individuals self-selected to be a part of an evolutionary journey. You're also members of an attentive community so I welcome your participation.Please leave your comments below or email me directly.Now let's go…THE DUEL AT SCHOOLClass boundaries come into focus in college towns as diverse clusters of first-year students descend, mingle, and sort. Such was the case for one young man in Germany. It's not that he was poor, but to the über he was. Having been born to Jewish parents, he was used to being bullied. Though he thought violence was an absurd remedy for injustice – after all, he went to college to study philosophy and belonged to a poetry club – but he also believed that sometimes one must stand their ground by whatever means.And so there he stood, 18 years old, with his back to his adversary, about to engage in a duel. As he breathed in, I imagine he could feel the cold pull from the barrel of the pistol pointed to the sky inches from his chin. With each step his pulse must have quickened. He must have felt the gun handle twist in his sweaty palms as he gingerly rested his tremoring finger on the trigger. He knew at any second, he must turn quickly. He must not flinch. And he must not die.In his final steps I imagine his world must have slowed down. And then, in a blur, he whirled around and fired at his challenger. The blast must have lit his face, punctuated by the sound of a whirring bullet. He felt the skin just above his eyebrow burn. I can see him lifting his shaking hand to his forehead expecting blood. But it was just an abrasion. The bullet had grazed his skull. That bullet was millimeters from ending Marxism before it even started. Had it landed, Karl Marx would have been dead at 18.My sense is that when most people read the word Marxism, they think Communism. He's best known for two massive publications, The Communist Manifesto, and Das Kapital – or often simplified and anglified to just Capital. But he eventually distanced himself from the direction Communism and even Marxism had taken. As we shall see, he was a professional journalist for most of his adult life and thus a staunch free press and free speech advocate – two freedoms communist authoritarianism eradicated.The word, ‘Marxism', today is often used by some to discredit progressive pro-social political and economic ideas given its connotations to communism. A holdover from American Cold War McCarthyism. It turns the disparaging came long before the 1940s and 50s. It was used the same way in France and other parts of Europe in the late 1800s. So much so that Marx's collaborator on The Communist Manifesto, Fredrich Engels, once wrote, “What is called ‘Marxism' in France is certainly a very special article, to the point that Marx once said to Lafargue [Marx's son-in-law]: "What is certain is that I am not a Marxist."Marx's economic work is less well-known and Das Kapital remains the most accurate and lucid critique of the negative effects of capitalism. Marx was first and foremost a philosopher and his arguments take aim at the moral and ethical implications of capitalistic systems. Which is why circular economic advocates often turn to Marx for their own philosophical underpinnings.Coincidently, the man credited with capitalism, and whom Marx often took aim, Adam Smith, was also a philosopher. In fact, he mostly wrote about liberal philosophy and relatively little about economics. I wonder if today these two philosophers, who many see representing the left and the right of political economics, would be unsuspecting allies or dueling advisories?Karl Marx's first year at university in Bonn, Germany was like many freshmen. He partied a lot. But Bonn was also home to radical politics at the time. Students were heavily surveilled by the police due to semi-organized radical attempts by student organizations to overthrow the local government. It turns out the poetry club he had joined was not about poetry, it was a front for a resurgent radical political movement. Though, having already spent a night in jail for drunken disorderly behavior, Marx may have mostly been interested in the social side of the club.Paralleling political turmoil was class conflict between the so-called ‘true Prussians and aristocrats' and ‘plebeians' like Marx. The near fatal event came about when an aristocrat challenged Marx to a duel. Marx indeed thought dueling was absurd, but evidently, he, like many men in those days, thought it a worthy way to ‘man up'. His dad certainly didn't think so and accelerated the plan to transfer his son to the University of Berlin to study law.HEGELIAN REBELLIONWhile in Berlin, Marx also continued to study philosophy and wrote both fiction and nonfiction on the side. One of his most influential professors was Eduard Gans. Gans had been brought to the university by none other than the influential German philosopher, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Hegel had died just four years before Marx arrived in Berlin, and Marx, like many, was fascinated by his work.After Hegel's death, Hegelians (as his disciples were called) became divided between Right Hegelians and Left Hegelians. The right interpreted Christian elements in his philosophy seeking to associate his ideas and popularity with the Christian-led Prussian political establishment. The left embraced aspects of reason and freedom of thought they believed Christianity and the Prussian government limited. Gans' lectures tended more toward the left and so did Marx who joined a radical group of Young Hegelians seeking revolution.After graduating, Marx left for Cologne, Germany in 1842 to become a journalist for the Rhineland News. He expanded on Hegel's ideas around the role of government in providing social benefits for all and not just the privileged class. He openly criticized right leaning European governments and his radical socialist views garnered the attention of government sensors. Marx said, “Our newspaper has to be presented to the police to be sniffed at, and if the police nose smells anything un-Christian or un-Prussian, the newspaper is not allowed to appear." He also became interested in political economics and became frustrated with other Young Hegelians who continued to focus the movement on religion.His critical writing eventually got him kicked out of Germany, so he fled to Paris. There too his writing got him in trouble. The Prussian King warned the French interior minister of Marx's intentions and was expelled from France. On to Belgium he went where he, again, was kicked out. Marx eventually took exile in London in 1850 where he familiarized himself with the writing of Europe's leading economists, including Britain's most famous, Adam Smith.His research passion project brought in no money. Risking extreme poverty for him and his family, he took a job as European correspondent writing for the New-York Daily Tribune in 1850. After ten years, he quit when the paper refused to publicly denounce slavery at the start of the civil war. During that decade, he continued to research in the reading room of the British Museum amassing 800 pages of notes which became the source material for his first successful 1859 book, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy. At the time, he was also witnessing firsthand the deplorable conditions London factory laborers endured at the dawn of the industrial age and the destruction of nature with it.Marx's primary critique was summed up in a single German word: Produktionsweise which can be translated as "the distinctive way of producing" or what is commonly called the capitalist mode of production. Marx believed the system of capitalism distinctly exists for the production and accumulation of private capital through private wealth, hinging on two mutual dependent components:* Wealth accumulation by private parties to build or buy capital, like land, buildings, natural resources, or machines, to produce and sell goods and services* A wealth asymmetry between those who accumulate the wealth and capital (employers) and the those needed to produce the good or service (laborers) in a way that yields the profits needed to accumulate the wealth (i.e. cheap or free labor)Capital accumulation existed in markets long before Karl Marx and Adam Smith, but the accumulation was limited, including by nature. For example, let's say I start a garden next year growing zucchini. Zucchini grown in the Northwest United States can become overwhelmingly productive. I would likely yield more zucchini than my family could consume. I could decide to exchange the remaining zucchini for money at a local farmer's market. In economic terms, I grew a commodity (C) and would be exchanging them for money (M) thereby turning C into M.Let's imagine while at the market I am drawn to another commodity that I'm not willing to make myself, honey. I can now use my money (M) to buy a commodity (C1) grown by someone else. The beekeeper could easily take the money I gave them (M1) and exchange it for a good they're unwilling to grow or make themselves (C2). This chain of exchange could continue throughout the entire market.This linear exchange of money through markets was common leading up to the industrial age. Money was the value exchanged but the generation of money only happened at the rate of natural production or extraction of natural commodities or by industrious human hands. Wealth accumulation could indeed occur by saving it or exchanging it for something that may rise in value faster than, say, zucchini, like property or gold.THOSE DUTCH DO MUCHWith the dawn of the industrial age, Marx observed capitalists showed up to the market with large sums of accumulated wealth at the outset. Wealth often came through inheritance, but also rent of property (sometimes stolen, as occurred during colonization) or profits from an existing or past enterprise. This money (M) is then used to invest in the means necessary to produce, or trade, a good or service (C). The capitalist themselves need not want or need their good or service, they may not be interested in it at all. Their primary concern, according to Marx, is to covert their initial investment (M) into more money (M+) through profit made on the sale of the good. They then take their accumulated money (M+) and use it to invest in the production of, or trade with, another good or service (C+).Due to the efficiencies gained through the advent, invention, and innovation of energy and machines the rate of production greatly increased in the industrial age. And with it profits. This inspired entrepreneurs to take risks into new ventures thereby diversifying the market while creating additional engines of wealth and capital accumulation. Herein lies the Marxist claim on the primary motivation of capitalism – turn capital into more capital through one or many forms of profiteering.Again, this concept predates Marx or Smith. In the 1600s the Dutch created a market expressly for the exchange of money for a piece, (also known as a stock or share) in a company. It was another way to accumulate wealth for the purpose of building capital. The first to utilize this market in 1602 was the Dutch India Company leading Marx to comment, “Holland was the head capitalistic nation of the seventeenth century.”Marx predicted the eventual outcome of unbridled wealth accumulation would be monopolistic behavior. Those who accumulate wealth also generate the power to buy out competitors leading to not only consolidation of wealth, but power. And not just economic power, political power too. We all know too well how wealth and power can sway election results and lobbying strength.Those sucked into capitalism need not necessarily be greedy. It's the nature of the pursuit of business in a capitalist system to compete on price. This was particularly apparent in what Marx observed. One way capitalists lowered the price of a good was to flood the market with it. The only way to do that is to increase production. But to earn necessary profits to accumulate necessary capital on a lower priced good meant lowering the amount of money spent on capital (i.e. real estate, raw goods, or machines) and/or labor (i.e. employee wages). This led to increasing wealth disparities and further strengthened the asymmetry Marx claimed was necessary in the capitalist mode of production. It's not necessary to be greedy to win, but you can't win without competing on price. And too often it's the workers who pay the price. This was Marx's biggest beef with capitalism.Wealth disparities are now the greatest in history and the number of natural resources needed to create low-cost goods in the competitive global race to bottom barrel prices are nearing earthly limits. Meanwhile, as more people are pulled out of poverty and urban areas grow exponentially, more natural resources are demanded. Including for the necessary energy to make, move, and manage the mess we consumers create. We seem compelled to continually capitulate to creeping capitalism.It leads many to wonder, do we need capitalism? Marx concludes in Das Kapital that capitalism cannot exist forever within earth's natural resource limitations. But he may be surprised to find that it has lasted as long as it has. To reject capitalism, or assume, as Marx did, that capitalism is a natural evolution on a path toward some form of communal economically balanced society, does not necessitate rejecting markets. Nor does it necessarily imply going ‘back' to pre-capitalist times, like 16th century Holland.But it doesn't mean we shouldn't look to the Dutch. They may be onto something yet again. A Dutch company called Bundles has partnered with the German appliance manufacturer Miele to create an in-home laundry service. Instead of, or in addition to, Miele racing to making more and more washing machines, selling to more and more people, at lower and lower prices, they lease the washer and dryer to Bundles who then installs and maintains the appliances in homes for a monthly fee. The consumer pays for a quality machine serviced by a reputable agent, Bundles and Miele get to split the revenue, and Miele is incented to make high quality and long-lasting appliances to earn higher profits. They've since expanded this idea to coffee and espresso machines. It's an attempt at a more circular economy by reducing consumption, energy, and resource extraction, all while utilizing existing markets in a form of capitalism. It's a start.But perhaps not enough of a change for Marx. Or maybe so. In 1872, eleven years before his death and twenty-two years before Miele was founded, he gave a speech in Amsterdam. He acknowledged, “there are countries -- such as America, England, and if I were more familiar with your institutions, I would perhaps also add Holland -- where the workers can attain their goal by peaceful means.” As in his youth, it appears he found violence to be an unworthy course of action for injustice. But also consistent with that eventful day in Bonn, 1836, as he was challenged to a duel, he also has his limits. His speech continued, “This being the case, we must also recognize the fact that in most countries on the Continent the lever of our revolution must be force; it is force to which we must some day appeal in order to erect the rule of labor.”REFERENCES:Karl Marx: Man and Fighter (RLE Marxism). Boris Nicolaievsky, Otto Maenchen-Helfen. 2015. Published originally in 1936.Alternative Ideas from 10 (Almost) Forgotten Economists. Irene van Staveren. 2021.Letter to E. Bernstein. Friedrich Engels. 1882. [“Ce qu'il y a de certain, c'est que moi je ne suis pas marxist” (Friedrich Engels, “Lettre à E. Bernstein,” 2 novembre 1882. MIA: F. Engels - Letter to E. Bernstein (marxists.org).]La Liberte speech. Karl Marx. The International Working Men's Association.1872. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit interplace.io
Welcome back to another episode of the Cameron-Brooks Podcast. In Episode 157, I talked about the similarities of financial investing and managing your career for future opportunities— which ties right into why finding the right opportunity fit is more important than location. After I recorded that podcast, I wanted to find an alum who modeled this. Coincidently, I spoke with C-B Alumnus Chris Parks that day. Chris called asking me for advice. He just had an incredible offer to leave his current company and be a Director of Sales at another company. Chris had only been out of the military for 5 years, so this was very fast to be considered for a Director level position. During my conversation with Chris, I asked him how he earned such an opportunity so quickly. He credited it to two decisions he made in the transition. I asked if he would share those decisions on our podcast. Decision 1 Chris agrees: The right opportunity is more important than location, so he prioritized opportunity. Chris accepted a position in sales with Pactiv Evergreen in Sacramento, CA through Cameron-Brooks in 2018. He said, "California was the last place I wanted to go." However, the company really needed someone there and explained if he did well, he could move. After 18 months of hitting his sales goals, Chris took a promotion to his ideal location in New Hampshire. He invested, made a sacrifice and got a huge return in 18 months - great job, ideal location. Decision 2 Chris said he then prioritized the fit with the company over what some would say are more exciting industries. Pactiv Evergreen is a packaging materials company. Chris sold packaging materials mostly to restaurants and other food-related companies. He would be the first to say selling software gets a lot more attention from people at a cocktail party. However, he just really clicked with the other people at his company and customers. That great fit allowed him to thrive. What are the lessons? Getting into the right role where you can excel early can help you achieve faster promotions. Additionally, you are more likely to thrive if you are in an environment that "fits" you. The location on a map or a zip code or the type of product you sell will not really contribute to your career success as much as the opportunity and the people you work with. Chris' story will cause you to think about how to make the transition and what to prioritize. Just remember...the right opportunity is more important than location and can have a lifelong impact on your career. Do you want to make a successful military to business transition like Chris? Do you want to be in a top leadership role at a leading company? If you do, you don't need to reinvent the wheel to help you get there. You can follow former military officers who have become key business leaders' steps for career success. If you're interested in learning more about your transition options, contact us. You can also check out our Transition Guide on "3 Game-Changing Strategies for JMOs Making the Jump to Business" for additional transition tips. To stay connected, we'd recommend subscribing to our YouTube Channel and following us on LinkedIn.
Former Playboy Mansion live-in girlfriends Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt came out with a new podcast recently, Girls Next Level, in which they walk through each episode of the reality show "Girls Next Door" that aired between 2005 and 2009. Coincidently during that same time period, Amanda may have also frequented the Mansion for parties, a period of her 20s that she looks back on slightly differently now in her 40s. In this episode, we'll unpack what the Mansion stood for back then, what Holly and Bridget say about their experience and how the man most people thought Hugh Hefner to be was far from who he was behind closed doors.
Co-founder and Director of Operations Chris Baily saw a need in the local Portland community for offering co-packing along with the expertise to guide food entrepreneurs through the gauntlet of successful commercialization. Coincidently our guest, Hannah Kullberg, Business Development Director, was at the SBIC seeing the same gulf between food startups and becoming successful food companies. The need was definitely there to assist these fledgling companies and help guide them over the hurdles. They met, decided on a strategy of offering entrepreneurs co-packing, the first step between the entrepreneur's kitchen and the grocery shelf, and additionally the experience of Hannah and Chris to fill the knowledge gap to success. Hannah had the background for certain. While co-founding and scaling The Better Bean Company from farmers markets to national distribution, she intimately experienced the barriers to success. Over nine years building Better Bean Company she held all roles in the business including business development, sales, marketing, HR, basic accounting and operations. While operations manager, Hannah implemented a HACCP program and supervised three-fold growth in production, adding equipment, new filling lines and hiring new team members. She took the business through Non-GMO and B-Corp certifications. As sales and marketing manager, she launched the product into several new regions growing sales and velocity. They applied for a grant from Business Oregon to launch and even talked about that on our show on Episode #29, January, 2020! And so was born Community Co-Pack, or COCO as those on the inside call it. Currently with about 10 clients, Hannah and Chris have worked out the kinks of their startup and are producing entrepreneurs. Hannah fields inquiries in a very efficient manner. Inquirers fill out a form which also links to a mutual NDA and her calendar to schedule a call. Then begins the screening process. Criteria are pretty simple, as COCO's equipment and resources don't fit everyone's needs. However, referrals are a big part of COCO's services, as they believe in helping everyone build a strong food community. COCO has a fryer for snacks, a pouch packer, a blender for beverages, can do light vegetable processing and can do fresh also. They want to offer more services, but they also stick to their knitting for the present. And they want to focus on their local community, even though they have been approached by potential clients from out of the area. Hannah stays true to her calling and her mission to collectively build an equitable, regenerative, resilient, regional food system. Website: https://www.communitycopacknw.com/ Instagram - @communitycopacknw @hannahkathrynkullberg Our hosts: Twitter - @sarahmasoni and @spicymarshall, Instagram - @masoniandmarshall
State Senator Brian Jones joins host T.J. O'Hara on Deconstructed to discuss California politics. Senator Jones represents the 38th District that covers the vast majority of San Diego County. He previously served six years in the State Assembly before being term-limited under California law and also served as a member of the Santee City Council both before and after his term in the State Assembly. He currently is the Vice Chair of three Senate committees and sits on four other committees as well as five Select committees. Senator Jones is also in the minority in California as a registered Republican. In the California Senate, there is a supermajority of 31 Democratic Senators and only 9 Republicans. Perhaps he is used to fighting the odds as there was a supermajority of 60 Democrats versus 19 Republicans and 1 independent in the State Assembly. Yet, he continues to make progress. Senator Jones talks about the camaraderie in the Senate. While the Parties often disagree on bills that are before them, he speculates that 70-85 percent of Democratic bills that pass do so with some level of Republican support. Of course, he notes that 100 percent of Republican bills that pass do so with Democratic support because, otherwise, the supermajority could quash anything tendered by his Party. Last year six of Senator Jones' bills passed and five were signed into law by Governor Newsom. Interestingly enough, the one that was vetoed by the Governor had the most union support and was sponsored by the SEIU. This year has been even better with nine bills being passed by the State Senate to make it to the Governor's desk; two of which have been signed. T.J. asks what tends to slow down or kill bills. Senator Jones explains that special interest groups are most frequently the cause. If a bill doesn't fit their agenda, they try to suppress the legislation. T.J. then brings up the Senator's short videos called, Are You Kidding Me. The Senator explains the humorous origin of the videos and his commitment to not only exposing some of the dysfunctionality of what is happening at the State level but also potential solutions. The two then engage in a discussion of the hidden taxes that often arise because of bills that make it through the process. Senator Jones raises the recently passed minimum wage law that requires food service workers to receive $22 per hour in wages as an example. He notes that the cost will undoubtedly be passed on to consumers. He also cites the surcharges that are included in every utility bill that go unnoticed by taxpayers as well as the $1 per gallon gasoline tax that the State collects. Coincidently, with regard to the latter, a rebate check will be sent to California motor vehicle owners just before the November election... except in the case of some active-duty military personnel. Senator Jones is a strong environmentalist, but a realist as well. He talks about the ongoing movement to ban gas stoves in all new construction and the highly publicized mandate to only allow the sale of EV cars by 2035. He speculates that there will soon be a legislative attempt to move the EV mandate to an even earlier year. The Senator cites that one of the problems is how California determines who is an “effective” legislator. He suggests that the parameters make little sense. T.J. queries the Senator about crime (including the $950 theft allowance), homelessness, and California's public education system... all of which are spiraling out of control. Senator Jones addresses each issue describing their cause and the possible solutions. Listen to hear his assessments and determine if they align with yours. If so, Senator Jones is up for re-election this year.
We discuss two interesting conversations this week. Both with practitioners that are struggling to find people. Coincidently the firm is also struggling with going paperless and scared to introduce new technology to clients. Unfortunately the pre-Covid excuse of my clients won't do that just doesn't fly. So the question is who or ‘what' is driving this bus? Are you in control or are you letting your clients dictate? Or worse still are you letting the fear of talking to your clients hold you back? To ask us any questions or share any feedback, please connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter. And remember to rate us, like us and share us, so we can spread the word.Penny Breslin - LinkedIn | @PennyB57Damien Greathead - LinkedIn | @Damien_GH
We're back! After a few summer weeks off, we're bigger, blacker and better than ever! It's August, and our book drops in less than a month. Are you ready? Have you pre-ordered it? One of the most controversial topics we write about in our book is how the decisions you make about your child's education now matter later. RIISE is the preeminent leader of all things independent schools for Black and Brown people. Founded almost 20 years ago by an independent school parent, Gina Parker Collins, RIISE is an instrumental resource that helps US navigate the challenges and triumphs of sending our children to private schools. Gina has made it her mission to gather information, share and support independent school students and parents. Coincidently, she's an HBCU graduate, and her children now attend Tufts and Brown, respectively. As a product of an NYC private school, UPenn and recent Wharton MBA graduate Samantha Osborne has her own opinions about private school education and if it leads to top colleges. She's been Gina's partner in podcasting - check out @articulating – and get their periodic perspectives about what Black and Brown parents need to be doing now to have independent school success. Hear their stories and confirm that you have similar struggles, questions and reasons to keep pushing forward. This is a fun one!! *** Correction in the podcast we mention the amount of school counselors that identify as White women which was incorrect. Please see the correct data below. https://www.zippia.com/school-guidance-counselor-jobs/demographics/
What a bunch of cowards. Coincidently, Biden has a planned vacation and Merrick Garland is a now show. How convenient. This is a in your face F-you. The corrupt powers that be are telling the American electorate you can go F yourself. We are the kings and kings do not need to justify their actions or pay homage to the peasants. Just pay your inflated taxes, (or we will send arm guards to your home), and shut the hell up. This raid was a colossal disaster and now the FBI is looking for cover. If it wasn't then the kings would be out crowing but instead they are hiding.
Imagine falling in love with someone who you thought would give you the world but instead you get a life full of chaos and fear. This week, listen to Sam tell Cati's story of her falling for the wrong man in a Firehouse Subs restaurant in Simpsonville, S.C. John and Cati would fall in love quickly and take the next step, even though her family and friends were not very fond of their relationship. Unfortunately, John would turn out to have issues that Cati was not aware of. These issues would lead to underage partying, domestic violence, and police encounters. Cati would decide to move on from the marriage but not before telling the police what type of hell she had been living in. Coincidently, Cati would wind up murdered not long before the domestic violence trial. John would take off running with his 17-year-old girlfriend, causing a 6-year nationwide search for a murder suspect that was captured on July 20, 2022, in Oregon. Do you think John did it?Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/755467142466635/Instagram: @ColacitycrimeEmail your listener stories and case suggestions: colacitycrime@gmail.comCheck out our collab with Crime Labs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOZ1FRAOGm1VnzI8ow_XGcw/videosPlease subscribe, rate, and review our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!Sourceslawandcrime.comwyff4.comfoxcarolina.comID Channel: 'In Pursuit with John Walsh'
As a studio owner, you know there are different seasons to running a successful brick + mortar business.
For the second episode of the moving series, I bring in my whole mimosas team to discuss our recent moves. Coincidently, my team and I have recently completed the process of moving or are currently preparing to move. This episode showcases different types of moves from PCSing, temporary moves to support family, and diving into home buying process in a competitive market. We each share tales from our moving experiences and different perspectives on things that worked great, the parts that didn't go so well, and some food for thought of how we each survived the process. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodmorningmimosas/support
One of my indulgences over the past Labour Day long weekend was to catch up with podcasts and videocasts that I've been tagging. Coincidently they all seem to focus on aspects of the Gig Economy, the shift in leadership style and demands, and new foundations of the new way of work that is fast becoming not so new. This all reminded me of an interview I did recently with Masego Motsogi, MD of Grid Worldwide, a leading brand agency. This was following an article she wrote for MarkLives on what we are likely to see happening in and around the creative industry.The future of brands has always been reliant on tapping into the right creative talent, whether literal or in the form of innovative leadership thinking. Masego's article highlights so many aspects of how to harvest and harvest talent as well as provides insight into many of the shifts that are taking place. In this episode, I question Masego on her thinking and the backstory to several aspects of the article on www.marklives.com If you are anywhere on the spectrum from looking for a new gig to ensuring the continued success of a brand, you will definitely come away with useful insights.
This week's episode is a replay of Episode 50: How Blogging Helped Leslie Samuel Get And Then Quit His Dream Career. It's hard not to smile while listening to today's guest talk about his journey and you'll see why. Leslie's story is something we can all learn so much from. Through determination and a genuine love of teaching biology, he managed to land himself his dream job as a biology professor without getting a Ph.D! Crazy, right? So many of us are stuck believing that we have to go the traditional route to pursue the things we love, but that really isn't the case anymore. Before Leslie landed his dream job, he started out as a high school teacher with a huge love for science and biology. Coincidently, in 2008, he also stumbled upon a way to make money online through blogging. He used his newfound skills to create a blog, Interactive Biology, where he taught Biology the way he wanted. He would make interactive, high-energy videos illustrating various concepts like how an action potential works. It was this very blog that ultimately landed him his dream job. By chance, he had received an email one day about an open teaching position in a doctoral program. Was he qualified? Absolutely not. Did it stop him from applying? Not even in the slightest. Leslie interviewed for the job and made it very clear that he wasn't qualified, but he showed them his blog that was evidence of his knowledge and teaching style. Within an hour of leaving that interview, he received a phone call saying he got the job. Leslie's story is living proof that you don't have to do everything the traditional route. You can feel (and be) unqualified for the job or position that you want, but if you truly love something enough and you put in the work, the opportunities will come! But the best part of Leslie's story is the fact that blogging opened up a whole new world of impact for him. He realized how many lives he was changing by teaching other people how to grow and monetize their blogs. He ultimately decided to leave his dream job as a professor to focus exclusively on his latest blog, Become A Blogger, where he is taking on the mission of “Changing The World One Blog At A Time.” Here is what we chat about in this episode: Why you should make a change in your life if you're unhappy. Why you don't need to pursue things the traditional way. How everyone has something they can share with other people. How the technology today makes it easy to start a side hustle. And so much more! Where to find Leslie: Website Resources Mentioned: Interactive Biology YouTube
This week we offer our final thoughts on the Men's and Women's NCAA Basketball Championship Games. And, we welcome the start of Major League Baseball, 2022! Coincidently, the Masters is this weekend. We offer our respective opinions on whether or not Tiger should be playing -- and his impact on the game. Please tune in each week with Coach B and the crew as we take a look at what's going on -- primarily in the world of sports -- in just 15 Good Minutes! We're also on YouTube - so please pop over and subscribe at: www.youtube.com/15goodminutes Check out our question of the week on Twitter: twitter.com/15goodminutes What's wrong with the LA Lakers, and who's responsible?
I met Matt "Pipedream" Justice back in 2021 at a local Car Show here in Phoenix, AZ - he saw my 1962 Chevy Nova II 383 Stroker at the show, and I saw his fully custom hand built rat rod at the same show. Coincidently we ended up linking up on Instagram messaging which lead to a solid friendship to where we are at today! At a very young age he was surrounded by individuals in bikes, cars, hunting that shaped him to who he is today. So hes a natural! He's super humble with his skills but he's worked at huge reputable companies such as Dyno Comp and may others where he's learned alot in the industry of car enthusiasts and custom builds, custom high end exhausts, welding, and so much more. The fact he's built some amazing things, we came up with an idea for a side project (which we share in this episode you dont want to miss), and we feel will go really great. We're pumped to have Matt as a friend to not just myself but the entire Rebel Reaper Team and community coming out to events, hanging with us, and now a good solid friend. We hope you enjoy this episode! Check him out on Instagram at @matt_pipedream and his company @pipedream_fab - as well as his website https://pipedream-fab.com/ Stay tuned for the next episode and as always make sure to checkout all our other social media platforms below, and stop by our NEW location here in Phoenix, Arizona. Thank you for listening! - RR Team Rebel Reaper Clothing Company 3102 E. Cactus Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85032 Website: www.RebelReaper.com Rebel Reaper Clothing Company | Rebel Reaper Clothing Company Instagram: @rebelreaperclothing and @rebelreaper3dcustoms Facebook: www.Facebook.com/rebelreaperclothing Youtube: Lookup Rebel Reaper Clothing Company and subscribe! We're trying to build that page up. Thank you! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rebel-reaper/support
The Batsquatch is a flying Cryptid that witnesses have seen near Mt. St. Helens and allegedly resembles a flying primate. Coincidently it is also a hazy IPA created by our good friends at Rogue Ale and Spirits. Did the witnesses consume too many Rogue IPA's or is there something to this flying bat-like creature? Join us as we discuss this creepy Cryptid.
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