Inspired to find your niche – chocolatier, hotelier – Rick Steves in Bruges, Belgium

  Chocolate Lady It’s so clear: A fundamental part of the joy of travel is to simply be in the presence of people who’ve found their niche. We only live once on this beautiful planet, and we have the personal challenge of doing with our lives what God intended — of finding our niche. I …

The 10 best elements of a Tim Burton movie

1) The Skittish Outcast – Burton has built his entire career on the twitchy outcast. Edward Scissorhands – Edward Scissorhands Beetlejuice & Lydia – Beetlejuice Pee Wee – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure Mad Hatter – Alice in Wonderland Ichabod Crane – Sleepy Hollow Willy Wonka – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Ed Wood – Ed Wood …

A lesson on patience

A NYC Taxi driver wrote: I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. Since this was going to be my last ride of my shift I thought about just driving away, but instead I put the car in park and walked up to the door and …

We all pay taxes – Barack & Michelle made $800k, donated $170k, & paid $160k in taxes

As we all get finished with our taxes so do the President and First Lady. It turns out that the Obama’s came in with a 20.5% tax rate on income of $789,674 (married filing jointly), including donations worth $172,130. The bulk of that income came from presidential salaries, $394,821, and book sales, $441,369. In 2010, …