Thoughts, Philosophy, Life and Love
Samuel Wright Let’s start the month out with a bang. Or, as may be the case here, a BIG BANG. Aside from seeing the occasional image of this goofy looking man with the big ears and bad hair standing next to various probes that NASA sent out during the 1970s, I did not put much to Carl … Read more
When you think of heroes, who do you think of? Think for a moment and let some ideas come you your mind. Who did you think of? A President? Your Mother or Father? A Close family friend? a Fellow soldier? It does not matter, really, who you think of. Heroes come in all shapes, sized, … Read more
Some times you have those defining moments where something suddenly makes sense. This can be something as complex as looking at an equation for years and not knowing how to complete it and then, one day and out of the blue, you look at it and it makes perfect sense. Or something as simple as … Read more
You know. When the automatic bread makers first came out, I was one of their biggest opponents. “You’ll never catch me using one of those infernal beasts”, you would hear me say, as I donned my white fedora and strode out of the room with my dignity firmly in hand. Ok… so the imagery is … Read more
I am the Samurai, and I have an Eyore complex. They tell us from an early age that admitting you have a problem is half the cure. Well… there you go. I have an Eyore complex. For those of you who might not understand, I strongly suggest that you rent any of the Winnie the … Read more
I was watching a program on the History Channel the other day that talked about how, during World War II, we were able to construct the Alcan in eight months, versus the projected two years that the Army Corp of Engineers had originally planned for. So I started thinking; Could we accomplish this kind of … Read more
I consider myself to be somewhat of an amateur scientist. By this, I mean that when I look at the world around me, it is with a sense of wonder, but also with a urge to figure out WHY things are the way they are. It is not enough to merely accept that nature created … Read more
What is our fascination with kicking things? I was watching a program the other day and I watched as one of the characters went out of his way to kick a can that was in the road. When I saw this, I felt myself kind of chuckle at it and think that what he did … Read more
Do you have purpose in your life? I am not asking this from a religious point of view, though I am also not ruling that out as a possible answer. Nor am I playing on that old Steve Martin joke, asking you about your “Special Purpose” and what you use it for. When you look … Read more
When you sit down and think of organizations within the federal government that are run smoothly and efficiently, not many really come to your mind, or at least not many come to the mind of most of us. Now… if I told you that the IRS is going to be the watchdog for the … Read more
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