Category: peace

Exuberance and rising stock markets

January 28, 2013 | 4 comments

The stock market in the USA has been on a bull run for five years now, and market watchers are wondering when it will end, and how badly. There was an illuminating article published last week on CNNMoney, titled, “Bull

Stay out of traffic jams

January 2, 2013 | 8 comments

I flew to Florida for a lecture a few weeks ago. I landed at the Fort Lauderdale airport, rented a car, and skedaddled out to the highway to make a quick 30 minute trip south to Coral Gables. It was not

Be discerning

December 20, 2012 | 5 comments

Are you quick to jump into an argument when another pricks your ego? Do you open your mouth before you think about what you say? Are you quick to jump to conclusions before thoughtfully considering the facts? If so, here

Cast a ballot for unity

November 6, 2012 | 13 comments

The United States has a presidential election today. The populace has been barraged by campaign ads, political news reports, myriad opinions from every point of view, and polls predicting a certain outcome one day, and an opposite outcome the next. Now it’s

Scenes from Alaska 15

October 19, 2012 | 1 comment

More from Glacier Bay… The glacier was calving every ten minutes or so. Kathy caught the aftermath of one cascade of snow boulders rolling down the precipice of the glacier. That glacier is a lot bigger than it looks by-the-way.  It’s