Pandora's Other Box

“ When the falcon strikes the heart of its prey, this is timing… When the swollen river carries boulders, this is momentum .”    Sun Tzu… “The Art of War” It is agreed by all military intelligence folk, that Sun Tzu’ s “The Art of War” is a must read/study if one wants to truly understand all about the topic in question. I cannot say I have read it in its entirety, but it is very likely I will at some time or another. Being someone who prefers strategic peace to strategic war… Why would I? Well, the principles brought forward in these ancient treaties apply to all facets of life. Be it at war or in peace, in the business world, in the sports world or at home. This last, as those of you who are married for some time can attest, could easily become the mother of all battlefields, to paraphrase a “departed leader”.  From the very beginning of our –at least my- adult training, we are reminded at every possible moment that timing is every thing in life. I have ...

“What strange things are memory… and hope. One looks backward, the other forward; one is of today, the other of tomorrow. Memory is history recorded in our brain… Memory is a painter. It paints pictures of the past and of the day.” The above is a quote from Grandma Moses… an older young lady for whom recording her own memories through paintings and writings became a way of life and a legacy to her family, as well as to an admiring nation. If you read these entries on a regular basis ( well, as regularly as the past few weeks’ lack of writing permits …) then you certainly are aware that to me, memories are the stuff of life; the background which, like a launching pad, propels me to whatever else may happen in my life later today or tomorrow. This morning, this quote was the base of an open discussion in the ESL class; opening the way for many to express their agreement or disagreement with these concepts. Some felt that, indeed, memories are too important to be relegated to a ...

"I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," Warren Buffet told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election. The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified!  Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971 - before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc.          Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year or less to become the law of the land - all because of public pressure. In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message.  This is one idea that really should be passed around.         CONGRESIONAL REFORM ACT OF 2011/2012 No Tenure/No Pension.   A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office a...