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The Sum of all Fears: Something to Think About We are indeed the “The Sum of all Fears” (to borrow a book title from Tom Clancy)! I recently re-tweeted an item from Douglas Wickard in which he quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson. The quote said “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in […]
Ron Santo finally will be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend. It is long overdue. The following poem was written in 2010 in honor of Mr. Santo, who gave so much for so many kids, and especially those with juvenile diabetes. For Every Kid: A […]
It seems hard to believe, but it has been a year since the tsunami hit Japan and severely damaged the nuclear reactor. I am re-running “Winds of Death: Nature Claims Its Victory”. Winds of Death: Nature Claims Its Victory How now shall the living live with so much life now gone? Nature moved the water’s […]
Far too young. Steve Jobs lost his battle with pancreatic cancer this week. But remember that without a donated liver, he would likely have lost his battle several years ago. The world lost one of its best a couple of days ago. Lost in the outpouring of accolades for a genius committed to excellence is […]
As with Katrina, Japan’s nightmare is the world’s reminder that there are things we think we can control, but do not. The investigations will follow and the fingerpointing will begin, but for now, our thoughts and energies should be with the Japanese people and their leaders as they struggle with their personal losses, their financial […]
“Life Should Be Like Golf” commemorates the recently concluded PGA tournament at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, and talks about the penalty incurred by Dustin Johnson, and the classy way that he handled it. The last lines of the poem say: “In golf, the rules don’t exist / to bend or get around. / If life, perchance, could be like this, / we’d all be better off. / Life should be like golf.”
“I have dreamed a thousand dreams,
in vivid colors with brilliant hue,
with still blue waters on golden sand,
and mountains rising from the land,
and endless flowers waving then
in gentle winds in summer sun.
I have dreamed a thousand dreams
and you are there in every one.”
MOM DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF HER WORDS. I mentioned in my first post that part of the mission of this blog is to explore the power of words. The old phrase: “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt me!” is, in my opinion, very wrong! In fact, […]
