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Canada and it’s beauty has a special place in my mind. Its Red Maples and their wonderful colors are a majestic site in the fall. Canada has tons of them, even on their flag. Walking in the woods, through the trees, up the hills and in nature is my most happy place. It always has Continue Reading
Excerpts from the book by Hugh Hewitt. The 7 gifts Encouragement doesn’t require sainthood or even-sainthood, just an eye for accomplishment and/or effort in the willingness to remark upon it in a habitual, indiscriminate but truthful fashion. “If you can’t play hurt, don’t play the game”, James Carville. It is a puzzle as to who Continue Reading
Excerpt from the Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark. “People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances with our Continue Reading
Excerpt from the Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark. Marriage, as an example of a paramount modern social institution, becomes the next subject of discussion. Campbell differentiates between marriage and love affairs and imparts some very lofty ideals to marriage, in contrast to love affairs, that he categorically states inevitably end in disappointment. True marriage, in Continue Reading
Once upon a time, there was a lonely elephant. He wanted to play with other elephants, but there were none around to play with. One day, a man came to town with an elephant. That elephant was named Hadoop. Hadoop wasn’t a normal elephant, no. He was a clustering elephant. Our lonely elephant will be Continue Reading
This year at Overlook, I’ve signed up to participate in the After School Enrichment program as an instructor. I’ve had a class for the past 6 years, except last year. I wasn’t in the mood. But this year, I’m teaching my favorite class, Disc Golf. It’s super fun to take the kids outside and have Continue Reading
Regardless how large you company is, or how your company is setup, you will have a culture. Can you describe the culture where you work? Do you have ideas for making it better? Here is a summary of a presentation put together by Motley Fool. Create a culture of trust. Companies should trust that the Continue Reading
The Art of Living is a forthcoming series of discussions to explore the questions: Who shall I be? How do I become? What highest value(s) ought I aspire toward? What is the end and aim of life? The Art of Living refers to the project and the problem of our lives as characterized by these Continue Reading
An excellent article written by an ex classmate from Harborcreek. “Every day, we looked for opportunities to be kind. We noticed the details and the people most passed right by in their Christmas rush. And it was in those little moments and observations and random acts of kindness that I found my Christmas spirit again.” Continue Reading
I wake up before the rooster crows and the chickens cluck and the dogs start barking. It’s dark. And a little eerie. All the floorboards creak so I don’t want to get up. There is a hole in the floor in the middle of the hall and I have dreams that I fall in. Or Continue Reading