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Mow up the Lawn, St. Louis Style

By Nathaniel :: January 18th, 2008 :: Entrepreneurship :: Comments (0)

Right up there with starting a paper route and opening a lemonade stand, starting a lawn mowing business is a good ole American display of ingenuity usually reserved for the neighborhood kids. The funny thing is, I’ve heard stories through the years of people making a really good living off lawn care. Obviously […]


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Extraordinary is Just Ordinary

By Nathaniel :: January 8th, 2008 :: State of Mind :: Comments (0)

Is anyone really extraordinary? Aside from our closest of kin, who play such instrumental roles in our daily lives, it seems like every other outward human act has been cheapened and overplayed in our world.
On a local scale, the children inside our formative schools are given lavish praise (and the accompanying bumper stickers) for […]


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Interview with a Friend: Jay Burcheck

By Nathaniel :: December 19th, 2007 :: Interview with a Friend :: Comments (0)

Interview with a Friend is an ongoing feature on TheGreatSuccess.com
This week we have a little pow-wow with No. 5, Jay Buerck.  I think most of you know him as the fellow who much enjoys a good sports match and some on-again/off-again drinking for a side order.  He and I sat down on the virtual couch […]


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Peroni Beer, Bowmore Dusk Scotch, Hendricks Gin

By Nathaniel :: December 18th, 2007 :: Play :: Comments (1)

Try all 3, and give a little love to Lawrence and RateItAll.com with this Peroni widget.
 

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Humorous T-Shirts to Make Us Rich

By Nathaniel :: December 11th, 2007 :: Play :: Comments (0)

The ironic t-shirt phrase phase of ‘02-’05 may have come and passed, but I’ve got a nostalgic appreciation for these state shirts I stumbled across yesterday. Either the internet was making me slap happy, or some of these are legitimately funny, especially the probably unintentional misuse of ‘our’ in Wyoming. Take them […]


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Do You Smell That Rabbit?

By Nathaniel :: December 3rd, 2007 :: Living Exceptionally :: Comments (0)

Fear. Powerful word and an even more powerful emotion. There were some good posts on blogs I like to read about fear this week, particularly about recognizing its effect on our behavior and our striving for accomplishment. Although you may not be an aspiring writer, the advice bestowed by old Copyblogger here […]


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Interview with a Friend: Nathaniel Broughton

By Nathaniel :: November 29th, 2007 :: Interview with a Friend :: Comments (0)

Interview with a Friend is an ongoing feature on TheGreatSuccess.com
So I know you what you’re thinking - “He doesn’t have more than 3 friends?” No dammit, Nolte just thought it would be fun to flip the script once and interview me for a change. I still have plans to hit all of […]


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Perception in a Sad ReaLOUty

By Nathaniel :: November 15th, 2007 :: State of Mind :: Comments (0)

Recently my fair town has been getting some really bad press. Ok, maybe I should rephrase that. For the last 100 years, St. Louis has looked worse and worse, both in the press and in the flesh.
When the new “St. Louis - All Within Reach” slogan came out there were 10x as many […]


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Kick Ass American Home for Sale, Bid Now!

By Nathaniel :: November 7th, 2007 :: Play :: Comments (1)

Have you heard about the home of the free, the land of the brave?  Where there are more TV sets and automobiles than you can shake a drive-thru at?  Well here’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to purchase your own slice of post-WWII Americana. 
McBride ans Sons is currently offering:
A sleek suburban ranch in the newest development […]


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Interview with a Friend: Brant Bukowsky

By Nathaniel :: November 1st, 2007 :: Interview with a Friend :: Comments (0)

Interview with a Friend is an ongoing feature on TheGreatSuccess.com
This week we feature one Brant Bukowsky, a man who has already lived a great life at the ripe young age of 31. I probably should call this ‘Interview with a Mentor’ or something . . . but I’ve never been one to avoid mixing […]


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