Regardless of intentions, when “benefits” harm more than they help, they lose the status of being “beneficial.” For example, have you ever given thought to QUOTAS? I don’t mean production quotas, or sales quotas, I mean hiring quotas or admission quotas. Have you ever had any interaction with an organization that had to meet a…
It is a rare thing for me to have an opinion on a sports-related topic. This topic, however, is much less sports-related and much more values-related. I am referring to the dismissal of Brandon Davies from the BYU Cougars for violations of the school’s honor code. ESPN’s story can be found here. I can hear…
**editor’s note: This was written in February of 2011. Andrew Breitbart has since died, and this is meant in no way to be disrespectful of him, his efforts, his memory, or etc.; it’s just how I felt when I read the article. Also, a couple of years after this incident, Mr. Breitbart said that the…
I can’t remember when we last rode the ATV’s, it was long enough ago that the tires needed air tonight. Before I go any further, have I ever mentioned that our Bulldog is crazy? She channels the boys, I think. I have been wanting for a couple of weeks to get out and ride, but…
When the Board of Supervisors for the City of San Francisco stands to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, one voice is silent. Jane Kim, who represents the Sixth District, stands with the rest of the Supervisors, but she refrains from the recitation and she does not place her right hand over her heart. (http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/01/san-francisco-supervisor-refuses-recite-pledge-allegiance) If…
I had hoped that joining the 365Project would get me more active on my blog. Well, at least I’ve kept up with posting the photos. Interesting, some days I have trouble deciding which among many (or at least several) good shots I want to put up; other days I have trouble finding one good one…
I didn’t even know about this project for 2010 or any previous years, but I’m in for 2011! The concept is that you post one photo taken every day of the entire year. I’m rarely very far from my camera anyway, so this is right up my alley. The participants of past projects have all…
Life happens, people move in, move out, move up, move along. It seems like over the past several years, some very wonderful people have moved in and then moved along. My life was touched in some important way that was evidently intended for the moment. The internet has made the world a much smaller place,…
It’s no secret that I’m not a blind follower of Steve Jobs and all things Apple. But the more I use Apple products, the more I find about them to like. Not love, but like. I seriously enjoy my iPhone, and my macbook and I get along remarkably well. I also enjoy my Windows and…
My garden is a teacher. I have become convinced that all of life’s lessons can be learned or understood in a garden. (Okay, some are learned on a baseball field too.) Most recently, we have been harvesting corn. God blessed our corn crop this year beyond our expectations. We pull it from the stalk, chop…