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Being Otiose Versus Opulence
From My Perspective - - - Earthquakes and Tsunamis – the very words suggest devastation and catastrophe. This is the news about Samoa and Indonesia, along with flooding in the Philippines and other areas. It means the loss of life and possessions. It impacts those who are otiose......Read More

Posted on: 2009-10-02 06:35:26 | Rating:

| Views: 16 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Open Hearts and Open Hands

Justifying The Unjustifiable?
From My Perspective - - - One of the key qualities for any person must be Integrity. It is a return and commitment to the concept that “one’s word is his/her bond.” It is one thing to address issues in Washington, DC and a previous administration and Congress......Read More

Posted on: 2009-10-09 05:44:42 | Rating:

| Views: 33 | Comments: 2 | Tags: Never Sacrifice Integrity

Is The Nobel Prize Noble?
From My Perspective - - - The awarding of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner was announced this past week. The Prize was instituted and named for Alfred Bernard Nobel 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist. He was the Swedish chemist and engineer who invented......Read More

Posted on: 2009-10-12 06:27:28 | Rating:

| Views: 75 | Comments: 9 | Tags: Walk In Truth and Do What Is Right

The Boetcker Decalogue
From My Perspective - - - In trying times, some look to the past in search of words of wisdom that can offer guidance for the present. Many attribute The Boetcker Dialogue to Abraham Lincoln – perhaps based upon the approach and inclination of the author - Ralph Keyes' axioms......Read More

Posted on: 2009-10-13 05:55:02 | Rating:

| Views: 29 | Comments: 0 | Tags: A Borrower Is A Servant To The Lender

Hope or Hype or Hoax
From My Perspective - - - Last week, most Cable News Channels featured a heart-wrenching account of six-year old Falcon Heene of Fort Collins, Colorado who was allegedly playing in a weather-type balloon that accidentally launched. Helicopters were scrambled; Denver Airport temporally......Read More

Posted on: 2009-10-19 05:34:32 | Rating:

| Views: 36 | Comments: 3 | Tags: Let Your Words Be Few But Always True

Locked Door Transparency?
From My Perspective - - - Life is filled with many oxymoron situations (oxymoron: a rhetorical figure where contradictory terms are combined). Government of the people, for the people, and by the people is supposed to operate with openness and clarity. Instead, what is taking place in......Read More

Posted on: 2009-10-23 07:19:53 | Rating:

| Views: 42 | Comments: 4 | Tags: Openness and Honesty Is Still The...

Language Manipulation - Semantics
From My Perspective - - - There seems to be an unwritten code for most politicians, that in order to succeed with proposed legislation, one must be adept with Language Manipulation and the clever use of nuance, idioms and semantics. Semantics is: “The study or science of meaning......Read More

Posted on: 2009-10-27 05:58:04 | Rating:

| Views: 33 | Comments: 2 | Tags: Communicate Clearly and Precisely

Ebenezer Scrooge Lives On
From My Perspective - - - From a brief summary: “Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in Charles Dickens' 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol. At the beginning of the novel, Scrooge is a cold-hearted, tight fisted, greedy man, who despises Christmas and all things which engender......Read More

Posted on: 2009-10-30 05:43:09 | Rating:

| Views: 23 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Faith In God Is Needed Now

Architectural Anomaly
From My Perspective - - - October 31st is usually thought of as Halloween or All Saints Day. However, this day is significant for another reason. “On 31 October 1517, Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door at Wittenberg, accusing the Roman Catholic church of heresy and......Read More