Archive for Month: March 2023

Come gather ’round peopleWherever you roamAnd admit that the watersAround you have grownAnd accept it that soonYou’ll be drenched to the boneIf your time to you is worth savin’And you better start swimmin’Or you’ll sink like a stoneFor the times they are a-changin’ Bobby Dylan In 1988, I spent a couple of weeks investigating the health and safety infrastructure in China because my employer at the time, Northern Telecom, was working with the Government of Read More

“Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer.  I feel stronger for confession.”  Mahatma Gandhi In a recent Krista Tippett interview with Elaine Pagels, Krista asked Elaine what great books she had recently read.  One of them was A Confession by Tolstoy.  I immediately purchased it on Kindle for $.99.   It was the best buck I’ve spent in a long time.  As a relevant Read More

Several years ago, I joined a rafting expedition down the Zambezi River in Zambia, Africa.  The Zambezi is known to have the best category 5 rapids (most dangerous) of any river in the world. Our expedition had two rafts with six people on each raft.  Each raft had an expert guide and was accompanied by a safety kayak in case a raft capsized.  We were all warned about the alligators, hippos, potential for accidents, and Read More

I don’t know where this post is going.  I’m just going to get started and see what happens.  Let’s explore some paths to peace that may lead to a better place. As is likely true for most of you, I’ve been feeling assaulted lately by the continuous bombardment of bad news.  I read the New York Times and find very little uplifting news.  Quite the opposite.  I hear about: Corporate exploitation Pharmaceutical misrepresentation FBI/CIA machination Read More