Posted on Tue 01 October 2024 in Blog • Tagged with Life, Peace, Hate, Politics
I woke up early today worrying about the near future. Specifically, I was thinking about the elections coming up.
With so much emotion and hatred being generated, is there any room for people to pause and Think?
To me, it seems that like never before we the people in America …
Posted on Mon 23 October 2023 in Blog • Tagged with Religion, Faith, Eagles Wings, Love
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about the religions that I know about, and have concluded that they do a good thing. Surprised? Just take a look at society and you can see how society always has one or more religions as a key part.
Religions are essential …
Posted on Sun 01 October 2023 in Blog • Tagged with Life, Burn-out
I've been thinking a lot about a TED Talk from Adam Grant, Adam Grant: Are you a giver or a taker?, and I've found that it seems to explain a lot of problems that we have relating to each other.
Posted on Sat 05 August 2023 in Blog • Tagged with Windows, Emacs, Common Lisp, Programming
It has been awhile since I posted any technical stuff on this site, largely due to time. This is one item I would like to remember, so here goes...
I decided to start learning Common Lisp recently. New users often install portacle, which is a stand-alone package …
Posted on Sat 17 June 2023 in Blog • Tagged with Life, Balance, Fullfillment, Subtract
I wrote the post below as much to remind myself as to share, so the focus may vary from "I" to "you". DP
As I was making a cup to tea this morning the thought occurred to me that I have a reason why I feel that I don't make …
Posted on Fri 25 November 2022 in Blog • Tagged with Joy, Love, Life
Yesterday was the American Thanksgiving holiday, a time when Americans are asked to reflect and give thanks for their blessings.
It is also a holiday slowly disappearing behind capitalist hype for the Christmas shopping season, but that isn't my subject today.
I subscribe to a newletter called The Curiousity Chronicle …
Posted on Tue 15 November 2022 in Blog • Tagged with Leadership, Government, Life, Christian Life, Politics
I am writing this today on an annual event here in Michigan: Opening Day of gun season for Deer Hunting. Where I live this is a typical mid-November day: air temperatures in the 20F to 35F range, a trace of snow coming down, and sun low on the horizon.
Last …
Posted on Sat 17 September 2022 in Blog • Tagged with Reality, Life, Christian Life
Let's look at this carefully. First there is a lot of nonsense spoken by people who think that they are Christian, and by people who aren't Christian but they know what one is. Here are some things that a Christian is NOT:
Posted on Fri 29 April 2022 in Blog • Tagged with Reality, Life, Christian Life
I haven't made a new post here for awhile. It's not that I have nothing to say; it is more like there are a lot of things that I could say, but haven't yet figured out how to say them. I think I know what to say better now.
Posted on Fri 24 December 2021 in Blog • Tagged with DST, Life, Awareness
As I was writing in my journal today, I penned a poem that I have been thinking of for some time. The inspiration came as I observe the world, and myself, as society continues to reel back and forth.
In March 2021, I wrote a post that included the question …