Archive for September, 2007
Dana Point Some Hundred Years After the Mast
Richard Henry Dana wrote as an “onboard diarist” in the 1830’s of his discovery at Dana Point, California, a beautiful Southern coastal boundary of Orange County in his classic work “Two Years Before the Mast:”
Revolutions are matters of constant occurrence in California. They are got up by men who are at the foot of the [...]Dollars to Donuts to Pizza Hut Dough
Around 1990, most every strip-mall-concept “Winchells” donuts mysteriously disappeared from Orange County. You might think this was good for all of our arteries. Of course I was 20 at the time so arteries weren’t really a concern. Again, you might say this phenomenon was healthy for us Orange County (OC) folk, but [...]
Orange County, California
My new theme matches my current series entitled: “Orange County, California.” I plan to travel the Southern cities of this golden state sharing the insights and impressions I have gathered in my 33 years living there and 5 years after that living in the High Desert looking back from afar. I am [...]
Down the Hill
No, it’s not an expression of negativity, but we are going down the hill from our home in the high desert for my Grandpa’s funeral . . . so I guess it’s not the most fun of events. He was an amazing man and I will truly miss him. Can funerals be uplifting? [...]
Never Make Decisions When You’re Tired
Living a happy life is not as simple as it seems. The Buddhist monks with ethereal smiles go through years of mental discipline to get there. Happy people of all walks and religion 9 times out of 10 are happy not out of chance or laziness, but rather chosen adherence to principle. One [...]
Using PowerPoint to Teach
The greatest wisdom I’ve heard in my career was from my Master Teacher “Anothony Tebelskis” back in 1998:
The secret of good teaching is taking kids from the concrete to the abstract.
In other words: Making the hard stuff easy.
This is a Power Point Presentation my wife helped me with tonight. They work amazingly well [...]Got an About Page?
About pages are funny in how different they can be. Do you like yours? Are you relatively anonymous? How much do you reveal? I try to portray myself as fairly real, but of course it’s always a “persona” as presented. A web page could never fully explain a person, so I [...]
One Day, One Thing
The possibility thinker often has to “self discipline” ones thought boundaries. This can be difficult, especially when there are SO many things that need attention.
Life bombards you with stuff. At any given moment the average person has a barrage of tasks and events hanging over ones head. It is very true with [...]Yellow Pad and a Soft Lead Pencil
A yellow pad and a soft lead pencil can solve any problem. They can also plan any dream. If you don’t have these items in your home, stop reading and get them now.
Growing up I watched my dad use these 2 tools to solve financial challenges, get an advanced college degree, plan, and [...]Possibility Thinking
To start my series on Possibility Thinking, I’d like to present you with some notable quotations:
“We are not here to ACCEPT a fate imposed upon us. Rather, we are here to CREATE our fate.”
“To make our lives living masterpieces, we need to move beyond acceptance, and even positive thinking, to the realm of [...]
