Love to Spare

Angels and Demons

Posted on 22. May, 2009 by Michael Scott.

I am a resident of a special place originally referred to as La Ciudad de la Reina de los Angeles (The City of the Queen of the Angels). Nowadays, we refer to this city of angels simply as Los Angeles.
In terms of both Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the number of financially wealthy people living [...]

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An Ounce of Grace

Posted on 16. May, 2009 by Michael Scott.

There are three things that I’ve never really felt I had enough of:

time,
money, and
love.

And yet when I stop to notice, these three things are not lacking from my life so much as from my perception.
Could it be that I’ve been too ambitious? Thinking about it now, it feels like I’ve had [...]

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My Own Selfishness

Posted on 09. May, 2009 by Michael Scott.

For reasons that are still kept secret from me, I spent the early years of my life in foster care. I was nearly five years old when I first remember meeting my mother. She picked up my sister and I from Manhattan and brought us out to Los Angeles. Whatever had happened in the past [...]

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Love to Spare?

Posted on 06. May, 2009 by Michael Scott.

This blog has been silent for awhile. First it was because I became busy with work; but the more time I spent away from this blog, the more I came to realize that it (I) was far off track. There’s certainly nothing wrong with discussing love; however, love is far more than words.
Over these [...]

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Who Are You?

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by Michael Scott.

How do you define you? When someone asks you “to introduce yourself” what do you typically say? Do you talk about:

your profession, job title, or financial status?
your political or religious affiliations?
your level of education or expertise?
your skin color or ethnicity?
your regional or national origins?
your age, gender or sexual preference?
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Dear Reader - Letter # 2

Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Michael Scott.

Dear Reader,
Please note that Love to Spare is adopting a new look and a slightly new direction. Both changes are the result of my brief hiatus away from blogging (practically a whole week) and a reconsideration of the question: why did I start Love to Spare in the first place?
The original intent of this blog [...]

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Love Challenge #2: No Thanks

Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by Michael Scott.

This week’s Love Challenge is for the guys (again, you don’t have to be married to answer):
Okay guys: Your wife, Karen, doesn’t get along well with your mother. In fact, Karen always complains of terrible headaches after spending even a few hours around your mom. You, of course, love your mom and would like very [...]

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Love Challenge #1: Winners Announced Here!

Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by Michael Scott.

Sorry for the late announcement on this. For some reason I thought we were supposed to announce the winners on Tuesday. Oops. I’ll do better next time - I promise.
So onto the winners then:
We got a lot of great responses (see Love Challenge #1). Thanks to all who participated.
I had planned to address what I [...]

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Lessons of the Week - #1

Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Michael Scott.

Today marks the end of a challenging week for me. I have slept little and worked ’round the clock this week trying to meet an ambitious Friday deadline. As the sole breadwinner in a family of six, I’m used to working long hours. But what made this week particularly difficult for me were my choices: [...]

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Mike’s Top 7

Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Michael Scott.

You know, I’ve never had an occasion to do a Top Anything List on this blog before. But after recently being tagged by Ian Peatey of Quantum Learning, I now have an excuse to create two Top 7 Lists. Thanks, Ian! I owe you one. (Seriously though, watch your back).
Okay, so the official protocol once [...]

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Your Feedback Please

Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 by Michael Scott.

Before I started this blog, I had secretly hoped that my wife and kids would get involved and write a few posts from time to time. Acooba, as many of you know, has come on board, however my kids are reluctant to write on a blog called “Love to Spare.” Love apparently isn’t a cool [...]

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