Category: progress

The Israelis, the Palestinians, and land

July 27, 2006 | No comments yet

The Hizballahs attacked the Israelis with rockets over Israel’s northern border, and the Israelis are counter-attacking fiercely. There’s fear of a larger conflict erupting in an already red-hot Middle East. Will the conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis ever cease?

Testing the depth

July 10, 2006 | No comments yet

“Never test the depth of water with both feet.” The above proverb caught my attention on a reader board I saw in Spokane, Washington, this weekend. If wondering how deep a pond is, you don’t jump in with both feet

Buffett and Gates’ money

June 28, 2006 | No comments yet

Warren Buffett is donating $30 billion to a foundation run by Bill and Melinda Gates. It’s heartening to see the world’s two richest people joining forces to remedy some major world ills. Much of the funding will be spent on

No need for oil?

May 15, 2006 | 1 comment

Can you imagine an economy not dependent upon oil? Citizens in Sweden can. Sweden has resolved to go oil-free within the next 15 years, Yes! magazine reports. Plans call for renewables—including biofuels, wind, and wave power—to replace fossil fuels by

Always a winner

April 25, 2006 | No comments yet

Are there any losers in heaven? I played in a USTA team tennis tournament this weekend with nine other guys on my team. We did well in our first team match, but lost the second. It was a tough loss