Archive for August 2019
I wish he didn’t say that!
When you hang with people for any time at all, you eventually get in a conversation or overhear a conversation where you say to yourself, “I wish they hadn’t said that.” Maybe you heard a spouse say in the midst of pain, “I married the wrong person.” Maybe they say something the seems out of…
Read More“I’m no role model”
What makes for a good example? Of course, it means doing things that are good, right, have integrity, and helpful. It means being intentional in the things you choose to do. It might also include things like attitude and listening to others. It might include things to avoid. Avoid run-ins with the law. Avoid promising…
Read MoreMentors
I’m a chemistry minor from Northern Arizona University. I remember one professor who was delighted to share with his students his chemical analysis of human beings. He would say, “do you know that 99% of the mass of the human body consists of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. They are worth…
Read MoreExamination Time
I recently posted that I live in Arizona. The sun shines here over 350 days/year. So, I constantly out in the sunshine. It so happens that the exposure to the sun yields so not so good results. I’ve had lots of skin cancers including a melanoma which for you neophytes is a pretty serious cancer.…
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