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Unpleasent Behaviors Know No Boundaries

Everyone once in a while, we read a story or observe a behavior that challenges our mental constructs–those notions of cause and effect that support our bias and beliefs.   For me, the Bloomberg story...

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Human Bias – Removing It?

Well, well.  As a well-traveled black male, I’ve know the US environment, no the global environment, to have prejudice and bias.  Not life threating hatred, but some.   I believe, all humans utilize...

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L.A. church leaders sought to hide sex abuse cases from authorities –...

Disgusting! Church leaders sought to protect their institution and pray for their parishioners. These people refused to hold others accountable for their actions, and worse, alerted no others. The...

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Listening Well and the Cause of Happiness—What my God Children Taught me

My godchildren inspire me. They ask questions, alter my perspective and in exchange I get a youthful perspective. Some parents, surly know the feeling. The godchildren that inspired this writing are 14...

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Stop Looking for Passion at Work

The title is filled with irony.  The author of the linked blog post nails the discussion. #1) Life is more than work and measurable accomplishments #2) Time and energy are limited resources–how you...

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What to Make of the Behavior We See Today

Well, Zizzy said it simply, “We are animals, really. Why would we expect humans not to fight—that’s what animals do, they fight.” Recent results from western civilization’s policy actions leave me...

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Baltimore mom smacked some sense into her son — and the rest of us too

 The post below was well written and thought provoking.  I’m glad Mary McNamara wrote it. My emotion when seeing this video: Child Abuse–not! As with many aspects of life we are better off as a society...

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This article got me thinking

NY Times Article:  272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown.  What Does it Owe Their Descendants?   My first thought, is that the capital accrued into families, companies, or universities will all have...

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Reaction to Trump’s Immigration Speech

Whew!  The 2016 USA presidential campaign has been exhausting to think about, to discuss, and goodness knows to imagine that Trump wins.   And he can win.   Why he can or cannot win has been the...

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Eating Habits

A brilliance struck me. Unexpectedly! I research food and beverage trends as part of my job, therefore to find and read Ian Spreadbury’s “Comparison with ancestral diets suggests dense acellular...

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Political Principles a Discovery Journey

September 2018 was quite the month—its political related events stimulated discussions and thoughts at a deeper than normal level. For one of my young mentees, the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination...

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Electoral College — Keep It

On March 4, 2019 an article was published about the effort in the Nevada State Assembly to join a compact with other states to in essence remove the role of the electorial college in electing the...

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