My Favorite Zen Story
26 June 2006 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:34 am Post subject: My Favorite Zen Story Dear Honored Guest, In a remote village in Japan there lived a Zen master named Hakuin. He practiced the pure and simple life of a monk. One day, a beautiful, unmarried girl in the village fish market was discovered to be with [...]
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What is Worldstock?
08 June 2006 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject: What is Worldstock? Dear Honored Guest, Worldstock is special in a way that can best be explained with a few stories. Worldstock launched in September, 2001. In Peru, we found a small co-op of artisans making leather-and-wood furniture, and asked them to make ten Ottomans for [...]
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What is Overstock.com?
01 June 2006 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:17 am Post subject: What is Overstock? Honored Client, Hello. My name is Patrick Byrne and I work at Overstock.com. Overstock is best explained through a story. I went to high school near Washington, DC. There I had a friend named, “Charlie” (a.k.a. “Chalooka”). Whatever I or other friends were [...]
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How “Take 5 With Patrick” got its name
17 May 2006 by Patrick Byrne
How should I rename my forum? Take 5 With Patrick 58% [ 24 ] Take Five With Patrick 26% [ 11 ] Take 2 With Patrick 7% [ 3 ] Take Two With Patrick 7% [ 3 ] Total Votes : 41 Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 10:45 am Post subject: Your input sought I [...]
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