One of the things about giving up a VP job and working for yourself is that you wonder sometimes if you are a person of consequence. While there were many people below me and my decisions carried weight in determining the course of a company, it was clear that I was at least in [...]
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It has been hectic since the baptism. I have had to finish a couple of projects, I had a school board meeting for our Catholic school, and we had family visiting from Indiana. Not much time to put in a blog. Everyone is doing well, I continue to do alright with Gracie. I have it [...]
The academy is surprised that scientists claiming to perform unethical research are not always honest.
You see, what we really need is a governing body to guarantee truthfulness in all unethical science. That way we are sure when someone has done what should not be done. That is just the kind of safeguards we need - [...]
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Socrates is credited with saying “The unexamined life is not worth living.” I beleive that every life is a gift from God and inherently worth living. Still, there is truth that examining one’s life is of tremendous value both to the self and to others who can benefit [...]
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There are two superordinate goals in life. All other goals are subordinate to these or detract from them. The first is to get to Heaven. The second is to help other people get to Heaven.
My dissertation was on goals and how people achieve them and their relation to [...]
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I am back from Atlanta, and things went well there. It was good to see a couple of old friends, and the presentations went very well. Finishing the work needed for this trip has been a definite weight off of my shoulders.
I have been thinking about some issues [...]
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I haven’t posted in nearly a week. It has been pretty intense lately.
I work for myself. I left my corporate job about a year and a half ago, and am glad I did. I missed So Cal. Turns out I’d rather be conservative in a blue state than [...]
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I was on Sacred Space(one of my favorites - the link is in the side bar), and they had some thoughts today that seemed to hit home. So I’d like to share part of it. Here is part of what they wrote:
“…When God looks at me, he [...]
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I had meant to get part two out yesterday, but work has heated up. And when it is your anniversary, other priorities demand the attention of any free time. So I have this today. Part I can be found by clicking here. In Part I, I discussed greed.
A second stumbling block [...]
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I have been married to my wonderful wife Lynn for 15 years today! Over that time, we have been blessed with two children, with a third on the way.
15 years. It doesn’t seem like that long at all, and I am ready to [...]
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When I pray the Our Father, I will often stop and contemplate one of the specific phrases. From “Our Father” to “deliver us from evil,” I find meditating upon each, provides a special opportunity to open oneself to God. The phrase I stop on most is “Thy will be done.” I [...]
