Hi folks, welcome! I decided to bring your attention to one of my most dedicated followers, mentors, and guides, Marsha, who loves lost animals and history, and authors an excellent blog, "Just Live Your Own Life." What I find most alluring about Marsha's writing is that it calms me down. I'm not naturally a nervous person, but I am a bit driven, or even OCD. In spite of my daily meditation, I can still become ... Read more
Hi folks, welcome! Why do we like one person, vegetable, book, or dog, and not another? I do like philosophy, or thinking about thinking, I must admit, and this is an age-old question. When it comes to liking most things, no problem, your initial impression is generally on target. For humans, however, first impressions are dangerous and you have to remember that you most certainly can't tell a book by ... Read more
Hi folks, welcome to my thoughts on 'what happened.' You have to have a dream for a dream to come true, which is increasingly important as you deal with aging. I was chatting to my son, Nigel, on the phone the other day and he was discussing his latest project idea, when he said, "Maybe I'm just looking for my ferret again?" I asked what that was all about, and he said, "Well, as a kid I always wanted ... Read more
Hi folks, welcome! Do you remember Mr. Miyagi, the all-wise mentor of the Karate Kid, who still had trouble being outdone by the neophyte, Daniel? There are great lessons to be learned from that movie, which I enjoyed a lot. You're never too old to make the same mistakes over and over and over again, until you don't. Yesterday I finished the 2014 Eagleman Half Ironman, walking the last 7 miles of the run - ... Read more
Hi folks, welcome! Life is fragile, live it while you can! I was sitting here having a glass of wine, with two dogs (Willbe and Scooter) and one cat (Cat), enjoying a glass of wine, and it occurred to me how lucky I am to be alive. Not just because I have an abdominal aortic aneurysm and progressive aortic disease (hell, we all have something), from which I have been rescued by modern technology. It's ... Read more
“Yes! She will wake again Although her glowing limbs are motionless, And silent those sweet lips, Once breathing eloquence That might have soothed the tiger’s rage Or thawed the cold heart of a conqueror…” by Trevor Morgan (my brother) - is she alive or dead, and couldn't you just say that? Hi folks, welcome to my thoughts on my brother's latest comment. I recently posted this brief statement: "On my ... Read more
"In order to live, man must act; in order to act, he must make choices; in order to make choices, he must define a code of values; in order to define a code of values, he must know what he is and where he is – i.e. he must know his own nature (including his means of knowledge) and the nature of the universe in which he acts – i.e. he needs metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, which means: philosophy. He cannot escape ... Read more
Hi folks, welcome! Hey, Ironman triathletes, I know you want to train, but don't turn into a grumpy old (or young) man (or woman) if something gets in your way from time to time - it's called life. The cat woke me up this morning at 2:30, bringing me back from a deep coma. Yep! Sick but recovering from a bad head and chest cold. Claws bit into my right hand as Cat did a somersault over the bed to escape our ... Read more
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