Current Events Busy? The Chinese character 忙 means busy. This character combines the symbols for “heart” on the left and “perish” on the right. One can take that to mean that when one is excessively busy, their heart is dead. The above is how you should be busy, at least once a week. Book of […]
Current Events Book of the Week Not an actual book. Movie of the Week I found this NBC series interesting. Grosse Pointe Garden Society Four members of a suburban gardening club share a murderous secret in the affluent Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Please click on the link below for the trailer https://youtu.be/iwJ8P6GZvkU?si=GZ4_wiLhxx1g9LNJ Music […]
Current Events The Media and Political Parties I guess it boils down to who is more important to you, family and friends, or powerful people who don’t even know you. Book of the Week Movie of the Week This is a short film that I made with some friends years ago. I still enjoy watching […]
Current Events Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Monday March 17 Books of the Week The Scotch-Irish: A Social History By James G. Leyburn This is probably only of interest, if you are Scotch-Irish. Movie of the Week I’ve seen all of Seasons 1 and 2 of this series and all episodes of Season 3 that have […]
Current Events How Long Must This Go On? Books of the Week Movie of the Week An odd sort of film, but kept my interest. My Last Five Girlfriends (2009) Please click on the link below to see the video. https://youtu.be/WxKmu4926FA?si=ZNUwiJQbP8avi59o Music of the Week Extraordinary Person of the Week Those Who Exercise Self-Control Regardless […]
Current Events Book of the Week This book is a reminder that if we think and act like we are going to live forever, we are going to miss many things in our lives. The book also contains some interesting ideas. For instance, when you see characters in paintings (I will add to that movies […]
Current Events Views of Time Book of the Week Choosing Civility By P.M. Forni When I listen to how many of our political leaders (both parties) talk and the way people who don’t even know what critical thinking is believe everything they hear in the media and internet, talk–I think this book is needed more […]
Current Events Are you into? Fitness Book of the Week The Art of Living By Epictetus Interpretation by Sharon Lebell Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 ce in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. He established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life, only their responses to […]
Current Events Happy Valentine’s Day Friday, Feb. 2, 2025 Book of the Week Simply Irresistible By Ellen T. White Simply Irresistible is a humorous manual of case studies that show how the greatest sirens of history did what they did and got what they wanted, nearly all the time. (Source: Amazon) Movie of the Week […]
Current Events Happy Groundhog Day Book of the Week Please be careful when reading. Movie of the Week I think this is my favorite movie because it is about a person who lives the same day over and over until he finally gets it right. Isn’t that what we are all trying to do […]
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