Change the World… Not Without Encouragement 24 Feb 201125 Feb 2011 An Egyptian explained why he was helping donate food and medical supplies to protesting Libyans: because people can live without food, without medicine, but not without encouragement.1 Survivors fresh from…
Brain… Writing into the Darkness 22 Feb 201125 Feb 2011 Author and herb farmer Tom DeBaggio died yesterday. He put us on notice over a decade ago, describing his early onset Alzheimer's as "the closest thing to being eaten alive." …
Advertising… Friday Flick: A Darth Vader Short 4 Feb 20114 Feb 2011 Here's to the power of story! A company couldn't pay me for space on my blog, yet I'll spread this ad for nothing more than the smile it gave me,…
Brain… Education Knows No Boundaries 31 Jan 201130 Jan 2011 For the first five years of my formal education, Louisiana was the setting. Halfway through second grade, I was assigned to a new school, courtesy of the United States Supreme…
Blogging… A Slice of Sky 26 Jan 201126 Jan 2011 As soon as I discovered William Herschel's music and bio on KBAQ, I wanted to adopt the man as an honorary ancestor. William Herschel (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel) professional musician and…
Change the World… “Good Job!” 20 Jan 201120 Jan 2011 In church last Sunday, my pianist son played a mellow duet improv with cellist friend Ken. It was gentle and healing, both worship and blessing. Usually, I listen as a…
Change the World… Matching Opposites 13 Dec 201029 Dec 2010 I know a beautiful woman, one of the last victims of polio, who ended up with one foot two sizes smaller than the other. So whenever she buys shoes, she…