“Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.”
Reflections of A Strange Ten Year Anniversary
On February 16th, 2010, my wife DJ and I were home from work early to meet with a representative for repairs on the house. In the preceding weeks, DJ had a few doctor appointments to follow up on some inconclusive ultrasounds during a breast exam, but we were not unduly concerned. Similar situations had happened […]
Padme Admidala
“So this is how liberty dies; with thunderous applause.”
Impressions of Prague
Like many travelers before me, I’ve always wanted to visit Prague. Part of it is the sense of enlightenment through its history. Prague Spring in 1968 was a temporary thawing of Communist ruled Czechoslovakia. This so-called “Communism with a Face” was the Czechs’ attempt to bring their government in line with their citizenry. Although it […]
Confucius
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”