Yes, as they say, if it seems to be too good to be true it usually is. The saddest part of all this is the self-loathing the victims of these kinds of crimes usually walk away from the experience with.

These kinds of scams/hacking are SO widespread! I don't think it's possible to completely protect ourselves but there are things we can do to lessen our risk. I worry about the elderly the most. My mom

It seems life is, and always has been, a battle between good and evil. I think we're all part of a universal consciousness that just keeps getting reborn again and again. Thanks!

Lol, I think that scam has been around for a while. With 99% of these scams you just wonder "how can people fall for this?" but they must fool enough people to make it lucrative for them. My

The iPhone does a pretty good job at identifying spam but, occasionally one slips through. I don't pick up calls from numbers I don't recognize.

In looking at the climate change data it seems like it could be a 12,000 year natural cycle but greatly accelerated by humans pumping excessive amounts of C02 into the atmosphere. A lot of folks think

What wonderful memories! Thank you for sharing them with us!

Yes we do need more strong, confident father figures in the world. My Dad's generation were men of action. They didn't look to others for validation, protection. or direction. Pete was amazing. Almost

Yes, I agree. These first few steps into the "adult world" shape our entire lives! Thank you!

It's ridiculous, isn't it? It must be very lucrative.

The world seems pretty crazy right now!

There's no greater feeling than the exhaustion you get from gardening. A lot of people here in the US are waking up to the importance of organic farming. It's a struggle here because of how much corporations

What a journey you've had! Isn't in incredible to look back at all the struggles and triumphs of your career? Sometimes I can hardly believe I survived it all. I'm reading a very interesting book now called

That took a lot of courage to just pick up and move like you did with no plan or a place to stay! It sounds like you learned a lot of valuable lessons from the experience. I'm glad it worked out for you!

I love that you've never been subjected to a 9 to 5 job! It's almost always a toxic environment, there are lessons to be gleaned there but there's also the threat of being lulled into a false sense of

I like how you used the proceeds of those first few jobs to buy a computer. How important was that computer to your future? I bought my first real computer around 1993 and it was the gateway to everything

Isn't it funny how sometimes we learn the most lessons from things we initially dread? Sometimes it's as though that dread we feel is the pain of being pushed out of our comfort zones. Thanks so much for

You've had a lot of different kinds of jobs! Isn't it strange to think back to the times before inflation was so horrible and how much a dollar could buy? I think I made under $5 an hour when I started

What an interesting first job! Farming is very hard work, but rewarding. I can imagine you learned lessons that you're still using today in your garden. Thanks for joining the initiative again this week

How cool that those four days set you on the path of your life's work! It sounds like you did a fair amount of traveling for your job. What was your favorite country you visited?