I’ve talked about this in a slightly different form before, but I’m a firm believer in the value of rest. There are obviously many scientific studies that show the effect of rest on both physical and mental well-being with everything … Read More
Self-confidence can be a great thing, so long as you are truly capable of those things that you are confident about. Feeling good about your own abilities can be very powerful. And correspondingly, lack of self-esteem can be a real … Read More
“Whose Tylenol is this?†I say. It isn’t mine – ran out today They will not care, nor even hear I pop the top without delay  My hoarse throat’s longing for a beer There’s still a ringing in my … Read More
I saw some recent Quora posts about the “Top 10 things that we should be informed about“. The responses were mostly depressing. There is some good content and information that could be gleaned from what was said, but most of it seemed either … Read More
“But where does it end?†Asked the child patiently. He was a young boy — somewhere between 6 and 7 years old and still full of wonder and curiosity. “What if I told you it went on and on for … Read More
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head. Enjoy life with the wife whom … Read More
I have a modest proposal for the state legislature: I think we should pass a law that requires doctors to wear a little badge on their shirt that says “Unclean” if they fail to wash their hands at least 12 … Read More
Polyphylla decemlineata or the Ten-lined June beetle is an interesting little beetle. Patrick saw one of these at school (and later one at home in the backyard) and was intrigued. After digging around on the Internet and searching through quite a … Read More
Glory be to God for dappled things For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim; Fresh firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings’ Landscape plotted and pieced—fold, fallow, and plough; And all trades, their … Read More