Upon reflection and clearer vision, certain things no longer appeal to me

Football season is fully underway and usually I would be hooting and howling at every spectacular catch. I still appreciate a good play but I can’t get out of my head the image of some players beating their wives and driving recklessly. The Olympics and soccer world cup are on the horizon to include USAContinue reading “Upon reflection and clearer vision, certain things no longer appeal to me”

Retirement: Digital Reflections While Getting My Affairs In Order

Since I retired this month, I have spent at least an hour or two every day reviewing financial papers and other seemingly important household files and documents while I scan, save and shred them. Its a laborious but necessary task getting my affairs in order. For the record, as far as I know, I’m inContinue reading “Retirement: Digital Reflections While Getting My Affairs In Order”

History Repeats Itself: Internationally, Domestically and Ancestrally

While contemplating international relations and domestic relations and ancestrial relations, I observed a pattern of history repeating itself highlighted as follows: Internationally The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. International relations shows characteristics of insanity Domestically So what might we learn from the maddening cycleContinue reading “History Repeats Itself: Internationally, Domestically and Ancestrally”