Politician or Public Servant
A vote for Mark Robertson may not save “Democracy,” but it’s a very good start! Are you tired of hearing the battlecry, “save our democracy” when it really has very little meaning to it? I am, but it got me to thinking about a neglected...Why we stay the for the entire concert
I saw a Rush tribute band last night and the show was amazing. They played many hits and many deep tracks. We come for the hits, but we stay for the deep tracks. Now of course this statement may not be entirely true, but I mention it for pure illustration purposes....Context matters
Context Matters One of many perks to hiring a copywriter Many of you watched the last presidential debate, and when former President Trump described some people eating dogs, you might have been scratching your head or even laughing. Well, whether or not is was a true...Keep Filling up the Leaky Bucket
Keep filling up the leaky bucket, but ignore the leaks. Those damn Republicans are trying to destroy the public school system. Damn them. Before you know it, they will go after the precious military industrial complex and the poor Washington Lobbyists. Both sides are...Rush’s Tom Sawyer offers valuable philosophy lesson
Rush’s Tom Sawyer offers a valuable philosophy lesson. I love Rush and I recognized and appreciated Neil Peart’s intellectual and curious song lyrics. The following lyrics offer a great lesson in Philosophy and debate: He knows changes aren’t permanent/ But change is/...Rush’s hemispheres provides insightful lesson
Rush’s Hemispheres contains a very important lesson. A few weeks ago, I introduced mythological/archetypal critical perspectives and there was an essay discussing Apollonian vs. Dionysian philosophy, so I couldn’t resist indulging in playing Hemispheres by Rush...Tough Love
Tough Love in the Heart and Gut Yesterday, I grabbed my mail and as I was scrolling through, I found a health report stating a new shocking discovery that heart problems begin in the gut. That makes sense if you take Yoga because a weekly class is designated for...Toastmasters Revive the lost art of communication. Throughout the past five years or so, I have noticed that many times I have been interrupted by the other person, and I am sure I have been guilty of the same thing once or a hundred times. That made me think about...
The Color of Common Sense
There is a Korean name for the concept, “water up, fire down” that I forget how to spell and annunciate, but it refers to a healthy state for the body when the body has a cool head and warm heart, hands, abdomen, and feet. The Dahnjan, the second chakra that is...