Archive for May 30th, 2003

Dr. Mirkin Books

Friday, May 30th, 2003

Dear Steve,

Check out this site on the no refined carbs diet . . .
http://drmirkin.com/  

Dr. Mirkin publishes some books that talk all about the benefits of such a diet. There’s info about the books on this site and also some articles there which you can read as well. So far this year, I’ve managed 75 days without eating flour, pasta, doughnuts, and pretzels – anything with flour or added sugars. My goal for this year is 150 bad-carb-free days. I’m ahead of schedule. The stretch goal is 180 days. Last year, I had about 120 no-carb days. Hopefully, in the next five years, I can get the number up over 320 days.

 

Tom Hesley

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First Paid DJ Gig

Friday, May 30th, 2003

Dear Steve,

Things are going well. I have my first official full-pay DJ gig coming up at the end of June. It’s a 16th birthday party for a local gal. I’ll be taking a 15000 song library there. I should have something she likes. :) Her Mom and I are working together to make sure I have all the music she wants.

The longer term effort, the writing business, is gong okay too. I’ve written four articles so far and had a couple of them reviewed at a writer’s workshop here in Bellwood, PA. They liked them. I want to build up a portfolio of about 100 articles before I really start looking for publishers. However, one publisher I definitely plan to hit is Readers Digest – the advice columns that they have. I’ll definitely keep you in the loop and let you know as soon as I publish something. Right now, I’m planning to begin searching for publishers in January, 2004. In the meantime, I’m going to build up the portfolio of letters, short stories, and self-help booklets.

Later,
Tom Hesley

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