Understanding How and Why

Hello on a day of taxes, unexpected events and unsure of what next. The afternoon will be taxes. it’s been a morning of meeting a large truck with the back of the Beetle, no real damage to the truck, and something quite different for the bug. Dinner tonight with a former colleague and feeling likeContinue reading “Understanding How and Why”

Confession or Accusation . . .

Hello from Main Street in Pennsylvania’s only town, When we are being honest with ourselves, I ponder what that means, or perhaps more significantly, is that even possible? Much like the concept of altruism, as humans can we ever be completely altruistic? Morton Hunt, in his book, The Compassionate Beast, asserts that we are innatelyContinue reading “Confession or Accusation . . .”

Nationalism is not Patriotism

Hello on an extremely warm first Monday of summer. As you can see from the intro, I began this blog almost three months ago and it was extremely warm and dry summer. The need for rain here in north central Pennsylvania is still real. The summer was abnormal because we are still trying to figureContinue reading “Nationalism is not Patriotism”