Today is the 44th anniversary of Earth Day. It’s not a commercial holiday, but that doesn’t mean it should pass without mention. We all want the same thing—a healthy planet. We are depleting natural resources faster than they can be restored and degrading many parts of the environment to maintain our…
Take care of yourself first. It’s neither a new nor radical concept. If there happened to be an emergency while flying, procedures have us placing our own oxygen masks first, before assisting others. Why? If you run out of air, you can’t help anyone else. While it makes sense, how many of us apply similar…
Never again clutter your days or nights with so many menial and unimportant things that you have no time to accept a real challenge when it comes along. This applies to play as well as work. A day merely survived is no cause for celebration. You are not here to fritter away your precious hours…
For the final exam of my [mandatory] electrical engineering (EE) class, we were able to take in one page of equations, student’s choice and creation. Like many of my classmates, I spent my study time creating a masterpiece of tiny print, with every space covered. But during the exam, I found that the sheet didn’t…
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne I just returned from visiting a friend in Oakland, CA. After retiring from the Army, Brenda embarked on a sabbatical to ponder and discern her next steps. One of the activities I participated in with her was an…
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