Imitation is flattery?

"When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other." Eric Hoffer (Cited in "Connected")

Living in a digital world

Seeing Brendan wonder around the hotel in SD, snapping one photo after another with Jodi's knew smartphone, illustrates how digital changes things...remember with "old fashioned" cameras, pictures had to be chosen carefully to use the scarce resource of film, developing costs, etc. But on the other hand, as oil keeps flowing into the Gulf, we are reminded that that while our digital world makes the previously limited virtually limitless, we are at the same time bumping into hard limits of natural resources. Perhaps the former holds the key to dealing with the latter?

Love has to be put into action

Love cannot remain by itself--it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action and that action is service. Mother Teresa

Problems give life meaning

"It is in the whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems call forth our courage and wisdom. It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually." Scott Peck p. 16 Road Less Traveled

From the Pinnacle

Hawk gently flaps wings

Soar gracefully upward

Lush green pasture below

Nestled in autumnal gold

Grazing cows appear still

Flick of tail shows they’re alive

Woods and meadow

Yield to gentle mountains

Monarch dances about

Not searching just being

Written back in KY days atop the "Pinnacle" near Berea.

Lilacs-fragment

Lilac scent hovers

Waking with the birds

a little early morning haiku:

waking with the birds

witness to morning's first light

weary ducks still sleep