Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: Where Did We Go Astray? Part 1: What Price Success?
“The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.”
–Host Jim McKay on the TV show, The Wide World of Sports
First, a disclaimer. Nothing, especially sports, seems very important relative to what’s happening now in Ukraine, a country that neither sought war or did anything to deserve it.
We all know it’s a complex issue, but when a sovereign […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Who is This Man?: An Allegory*
“True leaders always practice the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others, and Responsibility for all their actions.”
–Anonymous
Two guys, both season ticket holders for their local football team, the Anytown Bluebirds, are sitting in a bar, commiserating over their team’s woes.
“What a season! Could we have imagined this year would be so bad?”
His friend replied, “And how ’bout management…especially the […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When Did Compromise, Concession, and Common Sense Become Bad Words?
“But if you look at the data…the fact that we shut down when we did and the rest of the world did, has saved hundreds of millions of infections and millions of lives.”
–Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIH (June 2020)
Two things I think we can all agree on: Covid has been a very bad actor, and we know so much more now than we did in the first […]
Tuesday Thoughts: How Do We Define Allegiance?
“Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.”
–Morihei Ueshiba (Japanese martial artist)
Two articles on Olympic sports, both in the Wall Street Journal (January 11, 2022), and both on the same page. Both articles related to allegiance, or loyalty.
For me, one was a head-scratcher, the other uplifting. […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Where Did We Go Astray? Part 1: What Price Success?
“The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.”
–Host Jim McKay on the TV show, The Wide World of Sports
First, a disclaimer. Nothing, especially sports, seems very important relative to what’s happening now in Ukraine, a country that neither sought war or did anything to deserve it.
We all know it’s a complex issue, but when a sovereign […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Who is This Man?: An Allegory*
“True leaders always practice the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others, and Responsibility for all their actions.”
–Anonymous
Two guys, both season ticket holders for their local football team, the Anytown Bluebirds, are sitting in a bar, commiserating over their team’s woes.
“What a season! Could we have imagined this year would be so bad?”
His friend replied, “And how ’bout management…especially the […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When Did Compromise, Concession, and Common Sense Become Bad Words?
“But if you look at the data…the fact that we shut down when we did and the rest of the world did, has saved hundreds of millions of infections and millions of lives.”
–Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIH (June 2020)
Two things I think we can all agree on: Covid has been a very bad actor, and we know so much more now than we did in the first […]
Tuesday Thoughts: How Do We Define Allegiance?
“Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.”
–Morihei Ueshiba (Japanese martial artist)
Two articles on Olympic sports, both in the Wall Street Journal (January 11, 2022), and both on the same page. Both articles related to allegiance, or loyalty.
For me, one was a head-scratcher, the other uplifting. […]