Most days, I’m firmly in the camp of people who believe that technology makes our lives better. We have access to information in unprecedented ways in human history. And make now doubt about it, information is powerful. It can enrich our lives. In some cases it saves lives. Sometimes, I wonder though, whether we are [...]
I wake to the sound of ocean surf and seagulls. Not real ocean surf and seagulls, but the recording built into my alarm clock. Although I live near the Chesapeake Bay, my home is not near enough to hear the waves or gulls. Five-fifteen comes too early, I think as I hit the snooze button [...]
Call me a Curmudgeon. Go ahead, get it out of your system, cause you’re probably going to disagree with me on this post. The “Tip Jar” has gotten way out of hand. Everywhere I go, there seems to be a tip jar on the counter. From Starbucks, to the local pizza joint, to the freakin coffee [...]
Essentially, I’ve been on a news fast for about a month and a half. I’ve avoided the news like the plague. It’s not that I don’t want to be informed but that I went into a kind of information overload. All the news is bad news – everyone knows that. Otherwise, it wouldn’t make headlines. [...]
Often, we find ourselves dwelling in dark places, with little joy, and we find it difficult to recognize the true gifts we have in life. Perhaps these gifts are our parents, our children, or our spouse. Perhaps these gifts are friends or teachers who have helped us along the way. Maybe these gifts are simple [...]