Posted on August 20, 2009 by Mike Booth
Making a Living Abroad Let’s consider your possibilities for making a living. Obviously, if you’re a writer or a visual artist, you’re in business. You can do your work (almost) anywhere. Or, if you have money to invest you might get into rental property or a business. This is trickier and, having failed in a [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2009 by Mike Booth
How to Get Started You need to start out with a mission statement. That’s your North Star; it has to do with the essence of your project and your objectives. That is to say, what are your priorities and where do you want to go, not only geographically, but philosophically? Think hard about it and [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2009 by Mike Booth
Fed Up? So, you’re finally fed up with the seemingly endless string of cynical, self-serving, and ruthless magnates, politicians, and generals, and the infirm society they have created for you and your fellow Americans. You’re frustrated, ashamed and depressed. You really want out. You’re convinced, ready to make your move. Would you like to hear [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2009 by Mike Booth
I just ran across this eerily prescient article by Indian novelist, journalist and activist, Arundhati Roy, published by The Guardian on September 29, 2001, less than three weeks after 911. The New York Times refused to publish the article. They probably thought she was a dangerous Commie. And she is. Just look at her face. [...]
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Posted on March 30, 2009 by Mike Booth
Posted on December 24, 2008 by Mike Booth
We All Want the Same Thing When I was a child at school we were taught the importance of individuality, how different we all were from one another. Now that I’m an old codger I feel more and more like everybody else. All of us old codgers want the same thing: for our kids and [...]
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