Whose Land Is This? Lessons from Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel – and the US

Almost Every Place on Earth Has Had Previous “Owners” What Conveys Whose Land This Is? It’s Tricky Applying Modern Standards to Historical Facts I have a difficult time thinking of any sizeable piece of ground (or waterway) on this planet that does not come with multiple, conflicting claims of whose …
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The Power and Pleasure of Music

Three Recent Examples Bring the Lessons Home Delightfully What Is it About Music? Music seems to almost magic in its power to motivate, activate, sooth, and inspire the human creature (and other creatures, too; more on that later). You get this observation from someone who does not play any instrument …
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Water, Water Everywhere. And Yet, Not a Drop to Spare

Nature is Kicking Our Butt Over Water, with Too Much and Not Enough. It’s Mostly Our Fault The Term “Our Chickens Have Come to Roost” Sounds Right I have been thinking about this posting for a few weeks. A good assortment of articles and reflections are being written about …
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Time to Declare War on the No Vaccines Crowd

In Fact, It’s Way Past Time. These are Not Just Personal Decisions Polio is Back. Can You Believe That? Polio, which we defeated in this country in the 1950’s and which was only occurring naturally in two underdeveloped countries in recent years has returned to the United States. Seems …
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Anniversaries are a Fine Time for Reflection – and Celebration

Sharing a Half Century+ of Good Fortune & Lessons Learned A Moment to Pause, Reflect, Celebrate Life tends to run along with a steady hum, the everyday sometimes drowning out the special with background noise. Anniversaries, like birthdays, provide a good prompt to stop for a moment, step back, reflect …
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A Round of Good News in Medicine, Science, Technology – And Even Politics

Turns Out Some Good People are Doing Some Good Work Take a Break We do a lot about politics and governance in this space. You may have noticed that. How about we detour a bit and look at six encouraging stories in other areas? Well, one is a political story, …
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