Dave Ives
My first mango …
My new book Dreams of the Philippines should be out very soon. In the book I talk about eating my first mango. It was such an exhilarating experience, I felt I should share it here. If there’s anyone out there who’s never had a fresh, ripe, Philippine mango, I highly encourage you to go get […]
Cure for Cancer … follow the money.
I’m reading a book by James Altucher titled The Choose Yourself Guide To Wealth.What does this have to do with cancer? Well, it turns out … a lot. You see, James highlights areas he feels are the up and coming trends and the first one he lists is “Biotech.” He goes on to explain exactly […]
How to write a book …
Don’t know if I’m qualified to write an article titled “How to write a book.” But, here goes anyway. I’m in the process of putting together the final touches on my latest book Dreams of the Philippines and thought I’d share how I went about getting it done. The main purpose for sharing is to […]
How Stephen King solved my plot problem.
I’m in the throes of writing my fourth book. It’s fiction but based on a trip I took to the Philippines way back in 1989 when I was a junior officer in the US Air Force. I have a bunch of stories I want to share but here’s the rub … how do I connect […]
How do I keep from becoming financial “Road Kill?”
Financial road kill … what’s that? I call it the “deer in the headlights” syndrome. For some reason, a deer can become mesmerized by oncoming car headlights. The deer then just stands in the middle of the road staring at the headlights – frozen – waiting for the deadly collision. Well, I wonder if I’m […]