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Quote for the Day

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

ShareSmall children disturb your sleep, big children your life. –Yiddish Proverb

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Quote for the Day

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Share“When faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand; then look at it again.” –Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress

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Butterfly Dances and Other Things

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

ShareYellow swallowtail butterflies always make me happy. I happened to witness two of them dancing in the air above the flowers in my front yard, swirling about. I like to imagine that they are as happy as they make me … Continue reading →

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Peace and War

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

ShareA couple of years ago my wife traveled in Europe with People to People International and enjoyed herself immensely. Along the way, she had interesting conversations with people that she otherwise would never have met. But one of the things … Continue reading →

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Education

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

ShareI ran across this cartoon–or one similar to it–on Facebook and it got me to thinking. It used to be that when children received poor grades in school, or didn’t do well on tests, it was the children who got … Continue reading →

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The Urgency of Today

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Share I am so much lost in the urgency of today, that I have nearly forgotten my life. I busy myself with the tasks I must do, and fail to remember the joy. I have trouble dredging up even a … Continue reading →

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A Love of Reading

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

ShareMy office is a converted spare bedroom which faces the front of my house. In it is a large, L shaped desk which I designed and built myself. On three of the walls and in the now doorless closet are … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

Share“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner … Continue reading →

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Chasing Happiness

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

ShareWhen a crisis hits, it is impossible to see or to think about anything but the problem. Gaining perspective in disastrous circumstances is virtually impossible. But even when life is more ordinary, the daily stresses of life can make it … Continue reading →

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Look Up

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

ShareThe small amount of trouble in our lives too often becomes what defines our lives. We are programmed to focus on what is amiss. We have an itch, we scratch; we’re uncomfortable, we shift our position in our seats. We’re … Continue reading →

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