While planning to post on one topic yesterday I heard an amazing speech given by Chuck Pagano to his team after a victory in the NFL (American Professional Football). As such I lost my momentum for one topic and found a new topic to ponder. I know many people follow sports and many do not. ... Continue Reading →
Raised By Wolves
In my last post I looked at the full cosmos to focus and gain perspective. One can not observe space and the cosmos without thinking about time. To look at the stars is to be a time traveler. Thousands of years ago light from a distant star pointed toward Earth and reached out to me as I look... Continue Reading →
Children of the Earth and the Sky
A day for perspective. Words from the late Carl Sagan. A reminder that indeed, We Move Together. As the ancient myth makers knew, we are children equally of the earth and the sky. In our tenure on this planet we've accumulated dangerous evolutionary baggage — propensities for aggression and ritual, submission to leaders, hostility to outsiders... Continue Reading →
Do Not Surrender Fierceness
I am reading a John Steinbeck book called, Travels with Charley, In Search of America. The book chronicles a journey John Steinbeck took across America in the early 1960's. He was older and thought he lost his connection to people. Born and raised in the fertile agricultural area of California, he wrote amazing tales of... Continue Reading →
When A Nation Stands As One
The Irish love stories and this is one hell of a story. It is the Olympics and the Irish need a winner. The rescission has hit Ireland hard and the people need a reason to believe. Their girl ... their daughter ... their friend became their hero as she won the gold medal at the Olympics... Continue Reading →
Passion, Hard Work and Art
Yesterday I read the latest jobs report from the government. It was so-so news, not terribly bad nor a sign of better days ahead. I read also that so many jobs these days are lower paying service jobs. The percentage of higher paying jobs is shrinking. Young people out of school, even with solid college... Continue Reading →