Sacred adj: consecrated, made holy; reverently dedicated; regarded with reverence; secured against violation.
Honor n: honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions; high respect; a source of credit or distinction; purity; good name; reputation; a code of integrity, dignity, and pride.
There are several things in my life that I value. Without a doubt one [...]

Who are those that are truly rich? Recently I was watching reruns of Mad About You and it was the episode titled “Money Changes Everything.” Ira’s ex returns. The back story is that after leaving Ira she married a count somewhere and became a contessa. And then the count died. She returns and has her [...]

Happiness: Everyone’s entitled to pursue it, but no one is guaranteed to find it. Finding it is easier depending on what you are willing to let make you happy and how you define it though.
I have a few quotes I have collected about happiness that I think define how to pursue and find happiness.
? Happiness [...]

There are those who might say that because I follow the rules and commandments of my religion, that my life is limited. But it is by following those rules and commandments that I actually have true liberty. I’m free from hangovers. I’m free from drug addictions. Every time I see one of those STD commercials [...]

How is life defined? Is life something with a nervous system like animals and insects? What about plants? Is life determined by things that need oxygen and water and have carbon in them? So then what about anaerobic bacteria that dies in the presence of oxygen? In our search for life elsewhere, how much have [...]

Rights are an interesting concept. Some people seem to feel that they have the right to do whatever they want. That is really not the case. If everyone does whatever they want, then it is anarchy. You only have rights in as much as someone else gives them to you. Your rights should not impede [...]

We are taking a break from the month’s theme today to bring a brief story of the Marathon.
The Good

I finished.

I finished faster than I did 11 years ago (5:18:46.6 officially this time) and at a pretty good pace (I ran the last .2 at the pace I thought I’d be running the whole thing at).

I [...]

While I was in Brasil, one of my companions and I started saying “mais bençãos” (more blessings) whenever anything would happen, especially things that might have seemed like something bad. The idea was that we would be blessed in our suffering. It was a good way to keep a positive outlook on everything. It became [...]

I never quite understand people who say they don’t like poetry. I believe the problem though is how they define it. Their definition is far, far too narrow. And the poetry that fits their definition does not appeal to them. But because of their definition, they have cut themselves off from the rest of the [...]

Education is something of a rallying cry for me. It is my crusade. If I were in charge of the world, or even just this country, there would be some big changes in education.
One of the things I would change is how the general public views teachers. I am sick and tired of people thinking [...]