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It has occurred to me numerous times when I start a do-it-yourself project instead of hiring someone to do it that, really, what I’m...

As I sit down in my bedroom platform rocker, which used to be my mother’s favorite, and am in the midst of taking off clothes for an...

With every decision that we face, there are two main parts: figuring out what to do and accepting the result. I’ve talked quite a bit...

Here’s a little explanation about my decision to listen to the Sirens of Facebook, chance the perils of sailing towards its luring...

Now, to tie this all up in a neat little conclusion that makes everything very simple and positive. Well, sorry about that. But at least...

There’s another thing about this intelligence perspective I want to bring up: its relevance to us, on this planet right now, and why we...

Some recent reading has led me to think about this topic more broadly. The December 2020 issue of Discover magazine has a cover theme of...

After all the endlessly long, darker, and darker days as we creep towards the end of 2020, don’t you wish with all the effort you can...

What a whirlwind of happenings! Too much to keep track of? It’s a lot, I agree, but maybe we can briefly organize it in our minds so we...

Following up on my blogs about getting a balance in my life with all the different sources of distraction, especially related to the...

At this time of impending elections, I think it warrants discussion about leadership and what qualifications may be essential. Much has...

On a nice, almost too hot, sunny day as I was walking the dog up the hill on a grassy open area where I could let him sniff freely to his...

(If you haven’t already done so, read the previous post before this one.) So, we’re overwhelmed with bombarding demands from news,...

I was talking on the phone recently (the ultimate in social distancing without a mask) with one of my wife’s sisters, catching up on...

We’ve been having quite a lot of sunny, warm days here in the Puget Sound of Washington state. Nestled in between the Olympic mountains...

Covid-19 is an immediate yet classic example of a control situation for humans. Of course, every animal and plant species has to contend...

I do like a challenge, and getting this website up and going has been one, in case some potential bloggers are visiting this site and...

Elsewhere on this site, I have touched upon what this whole thing is about, but more specifically I think I should talk about why I’m...

First, what was I trying to control in the decision to have a website? As stated in About, one part was to have a way of sharing the...