SEPTEMBER 11 (911) TERRORISM
September 11 (911-Patriot Day) and Terrorism. What as this anniversary comes around. Like most I remember exactly where I was, and I received calls from people making certain [...]
MELE KALIKIMAKA OR MERRY CHRISTMAS
Mele Kalikimaka or Merry Christmas. In the native language of Hawaii Mele Kalikimaka is Merry Christmas. Both my parents were VERY hard workers. As a child, and as a young man [...]
LOBSTER CLAMBAKE TIME OF YEAR
Lobster clambake time of year. When I went to school back east we were always doing some seafood cooking. Sometimes we tried a lobster/clam bake. This is a recipe for a lobste [...]
WARRIOR, ZEN, SUCCESSFUL
Warrior, Zen, Successful all interesting concepts. Let's dig a bit deeper. I wrote a book entitled "Zen and the Successful Horseplayer". It is about horse wagering and how to [...]
BRIDGES, BRICKS, MORTAR, STABILITY
What connects us? What holds us together? What are the spiritual and literal bricks, mortar, and cement that help us build bridges that are stable? Bridges of the road and of [...]
WORDS, CHURCHES, ROADS
Thoughts lead us to places, and places to contemplation. Words, churches, and roads offer us much. Let us see how: "Our words have the power to help or harm. Pause before you [...]
MOON, SUN, LAUGHTER
The moon, the sun, laughter. I see and enjoy these all year long. I cherish these and much more. If Autumn is figuratively the latter stages of my life, I must try to love the [...]
GOD, CREATION, CHAOS
God is unexplainable, and rules over creation and chaos. Let us speak of God and other things. "God, or what man thinks of God is unexplainable-- Yahweh, the unknowable, the n [...]
EYES, HARMONY, SUN, MUSIC
There is always linkage, and let us choose eyes, harmony, sun and music. See how some of these quotes relate to "sight" or things held in the mind's eye. The eyes may provide [...]
QUOTES TO INSPIRE
The upcoming quote book will have the quotes categorized generally by the date as it falls in the season. Yet, even here the categories are never absolute. The times of the se [...]