Daily Jots

“We are implementing a strategy that will lead to victory in Iraq,” the president assured a public that is increasingly skeptical that he has a plan to end the fighting after the deaths of more than 2,300 U.S. troops.”
ABC News
I was thinking about the eclipse today, and what a wonderful world it really is that we have. Then my mind wandered to the foolishness of man. Why is it, we (we, meaning humankind) seem to have a need for war.
I am so tired of turning on the computer and finding breaking news reports of people dying in …read more

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“When you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.”Krishnamurti

I was interviewed for b5media not too long ago, and was asked the question, “If you could change the world in one significant way, what would it be?”
I would have people listen to each other. We all want the same things. Security, safety, good ways to raise our kids, love people all want those things but they are so unattainable because no one …read more

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Quote of the Day
“God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.”
Chester W. Nimitz

Nimitz is not an unfamiliar name; most any American can tell you about the aircraft carrier class and the pride of the U.S. Navy in the U.S.S. Nimitz. Admiral Chester Nimitz was the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet during World War II. He was a true military hero, leader, and at times, a philosopher. His quotes show integrity, leadership, honor, and a sense of responsibility to his fellow man and …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”
Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander of the Japanese Navy, 1941
Thinking Outside of the Box:
“A ship in a harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for,” said William Shedd, a protestant theologian. Evidently he was mistaken, for the ships at Pearl Harbor that morning were anything but safe.
I knew a doctor who was in World War II. He would have been fairly young but I believe he was a physician and not a medic. …read more

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