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Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Why do we do what we do? Some might respond that asking such questions is a typical first-world problem, that it’s the modern equivalent to trying to figure out how many angels can dance on the head because with so many people going hungry in the world and in our own country, how dare we …

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Change/Follows/Learning

Emdt student Kevin Hayes created this video with the catch phrase: “If what you learn doesn’t change what you do, then why you learnin’ it?” Kevin is a very committed believer and has shared the connection he feels between his beliefs and his actions. There’s something amazingly simple and powerful in this. And in his …

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Am I Lazy, Overly Cautious or Just Picky?

Coming back from a presentation I commented on this beautiful park and lake we were driving past. A buddy in the car said that the park was also a great place to meet girls and offered to loan me one of his dogs ’cause “girls love dogs.” I just thought that the park was a …

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Let’s Be Friends… For Now

I visited my e-Harmony profile today. It’s been awhile. With Pepperdine fading into a confusing memory and things beginning to settle down on the house-front, I feel okay about re-investing some time on the social side of things. Today I also took a survey on my satisfaction with the e-Harmony service. I’ve been on the …

One Year to do a 1 1/2 Hour Walk

I woke up at 7 and couldn’t get back to sleep. I probably could have if I had worked on it harder, but I decided that it was time to do something about my lack of exercise. So, stretching the calves for over five minutes, I headed out the door and decided, after lapping my …

Launch of LCROSS/LRO

Didn’t drive out to the cape for this launch (two prior shuttle launches had been cancelled in the past two weeks). Co-worker quipped, “I’m really glad that you’re not into this NASA stuff.” Ha! Hello, this launch is one of the first steps to our return to the moon. Been a space-cadet my whole life. …

The Postcard that Started it All

Got this postcard and mostly ignored it until I talked to my account. He said that it was time to buy. That got me started looking. Alas, when I went to the development advertised in the postcard there was the model building and then one small group of homes on the opposite end of the …

Before and After

What else can you do when you get kicked out of a doctoral program? Of course, cut your hair. It was time. Life throws you a curveball, you throw one back. and it’ll make my mom happy (something one can never underestimate if one wants to be successful in life!)

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Sound of Doors Closing

it’s been an amazing year. A year ago February I decided to accept the challenge of moving across country to step from the safety a public school teaching job to try something new: teaching a masters level course at a new online program in Florida. I looked at my life in Southern California, having no …