“He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.” – Friedrich Nietzsche There was a time when if you wanted to research something you had to go to a library. I can easily recall the hours of time…
I came across an great essay by John J. Miller of Hillsdale College about Football, it’s early violent years and the impact that Theodore Roosevelt had on the game we enjoy today. The man on the farm and in the workshop here, as in other countries, is apt to get enough physical work; but we were tending…
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This morning an interesting headline caught my eye. It said “The Most Important Skill of the 21st Century” So naturally as someone who will hopefully work for the first third of the century I decided to check it out, call it self preservation. Here is a link to the Article ; I was surprised when it said…
Read this blog long enough and you’ll hopefully see my given talent. No it’s not the writing; unless you happen think that’s my talent …. then if so, you have my undying gratitude for your seemingly low standards. It’s also not my uncanny ability to identify actors just by their voices which happens to be…
GOD CREATED CAROLINA God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired, “Where have you been?” God smiled deeply and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, “Look, Michael. Look what I’ve made.” Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, “What is it?” “It’s a planet,” replied…
Part of my job at the Credit Union is to be an advocate for the Credit Union, our Members and the larger Credit Union Movement to elected officials that could fundamentally change our business with a single vote or the stroke of a pen. This advocacy knows no party, so although my personal views are…
For no other reason the technical curiosity I’ve become very interested in QR Codes over the past few months. And that is perhaps the Geekiest statement I have ever written. It was just a couple of years ago that Quick Response or QR Code first gained popularity while at the same time Microsoft was trying…
I suppose my absence from writing, and the subsequent abandonment of the C25K series could have lead a reader to believe that perhaps I’d given up on my pursuit of completing a 5k race; it would be logical to assume so. But my absence was not cause by the abandonment of the goal but instead…
Misery is so close, it stands in the corner like a silent unwelcome guest, waiting for just the right moment to envelop me. But I do not let it, instead I cling to a very slim but painful hope. Race day is just two days away and I am ready. I started training for my…
Sometimes you’ve got to wait till the circumstances are more conducive to your goal … Today, Lauren called and said she was having a problem with phone AND she couldn’t access the internet. I asked and she said she had already restarted the Cable Modem, So I called Time Warner Cable to see if there…
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