“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos.” — H.L. Mencken America Is Cracking—Can You Feel It? Some see the tremors as natural; others suspect a calculated scheme. I see both:…
Last week, it was 70 degrees in Saint Joseph, Michigan. I ditched work and went for a walk through the woods to Lake Michigan. Then I laid on the beach for several hours, tuning into my body and moving my joints in every direction I could imagine, 30-50 times each….
“Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own laws, she has no effect without cause nor invention without necessity.” —Leonardo da Vinci There are endless things to read, watch, learn, and understand. Sometimes it’s our choice to learn things, just for fun, and…
“We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.”—Iris Murdoch I’m going through menopause, and I can tell you for a fact that I am not made of sugar, spice, and all things nice. Boys are not made of snips,…
“It ain’t what you know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” —Mark Twain When I went to visit my grandma as a young teenager, I remember showing off what I thought were my amazing superwoman skills. If you think I do…
“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.” —Henry David Thoreau I woke up Wednesday morning to a message in my inbox from Dr. Toby Rogers on the difficult conversation we need to have with each other. In this post,…
The global monetary system is a big blobby glob of sticky goo that somehow keeps on slugging along through endless waste and war. But stop what you’re doing and listen. Chirp, chirp, chirp…peep, peep, peep…chitter, chitter, twitter, twitter, TWEET! On April 30, Fortune published an article: Why Japan’s currency is…
“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.”—Albert Einstein A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon an Einstein lecture by Douglas Hofstadter. He researches how we create analogies and how they permeate our languages and creative thought processes in physics and mathematics. In his research, he found…
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein I have never been a balanced human being, always struggling with extremism. I exercise too much. I work too hard. I eat too healthy. I take too many supplements. I focus too intently for…
It was my last night in Malaysia, on the way back from dinner. I stopped to get some fruit and a fresh coconut across the street from the hotel. While waiting for the salesman to harvest it for me, I couldn’t help but notice the contrast. To my left was…
“Outstanding, sophisticated, and mesmerizing…a spiritual intrigue similar to Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code.” —ForeWord Reviews
