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Validation
August 15, 2010 – 6:22 am | One Comment
Validation

Validation – a short film (16 min) about the magic of looking for the best in people:
Watch this video on YouTube
This film tells the story of a parking attendant …

Born To Run
July 29, 2010 – 7:32 am | No Comment
Born To Run

A while ago I got myself a pair of Vibram Five Fingers Shoes (the KSO model) to try the new trend of barefoot (or nearly barefoot) running. After a week or so and feeling pain …

Maximus
July 25, 2010 – 2:13 pm | No Comment
Maximus

The historical film Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crow has a fictional storyline. It is only loosely based on historical events.
It’s interesting to read how Marcus Aurelius described the character of the …

Wear Sunscreen
June 12, 2010 – 11:06 am | No Comment
Wear Sunscreen

The following essay was written by Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune as a column in 1997. She described it as the commencement speech she would give if she were asked to give …

Saving the Planet!
June 6, 2010 – 2:55 pm | No Comment
Saving the Planet!

Two planets meet in outer space.
The first one asks: "How are you?" "Not so well", the second answered "I’ve got the Homo …

What’s Easier? To Change Yourself or the World Around You?
June 4, 2010 – 3:21 pm | No Comment
What’s Easier? To Change Yourself or the World Around You?

This is based on an ACTUAL ;-) radio conversation between a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier (U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln) and Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995.
Canadians:  Please divert your course 15 degrees …