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Risk Is Unavoidable
Coffee with Alain discussing risk and enjoying life. Risk is unavoidable - but it can be managed to you can stay safer.
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Vow To Make Life Exciting
Coffee with Alain sharing a little life tip to help you make your life more meaningful and exciting.
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No Power For 5 Days: Things To Do
Coffee with Alain discussing the major power outage in parts of the United States and some things to consider if this happens to you.
Conserve your cell phone's power.
Eat perishable foods first.
Cook with gas,...
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Stupid Bumper Stickers and Sayings On Cars
Coffee with Alain discussing bumper stickers and sayings on cars that promote breaking the law and that could put you in harm's way.
The saying that prompted today's episode:
If you hit me with my kids in the car I...
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Setbacks: How To Deal With Them
Coffee with Alain discussing how to deal with setbacks and failures. They will happen, and you can overcome them.
We have to learn to deal with and overcome setbacks and failures. It's possible and you can!
Recognize...
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Child, Toben, and MacYoung
Coffee with Alain discussing the books "No Plan B" by Lee Child and Andrew Child, "Surveillance Zone" by Ami Toben, and "Cheap Shots, Ambushes and Other Lessons" by Marc "Animal" MacYoung.
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Winter Driving Tips
Coffee with Alain discussing winter driving and staying safe.
1. Allow time to get to your destination.
2. Clear off your car!
3. Don't use cruise control.
4. Wear seatbelts.
5. Slow down for ice, snow, low...
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Be Prepared for Cold Weather
Coffee with Alain discussing cold weather and being prepared.
Exposure is the leading cause of death in survival situations. It is important to be prepared for extreme weather conditions. Preparation is the key!
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Be A Ray Of #%&$ Sunshine
Coffee with Alain discussing motivating yourself and an assignment to help others.
It is up to you to find internal motivation. You can't rely on someone else, or something else, to motivate you. Make it internal and...
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A Few Travel Safety Tips
Coffee with Alain sharing a few tips to help make your travel more enjoyable and safe.
A Few Travel Safety Tips:
Do some research on where you are going, for overseas travel the U.S. State Department is a good place...
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Presidential Wisdom
Coffee with Alain sharing some wisdom from Presidents Lincoln, Washington, and Reagan.
"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"
- Abraham Lincoln
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective...
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50th Episode Musings
Coffee with Alain discussing 50th episode, turning 56, changes in Hapkido class, and taking times to reflect, plan, and ponder.
Will be working on the Disney projects, but they are a ways out...
Since Ridge Fitness...
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