North of 49

This post maybe a bit fragmented and I apologize. I am very busy and preoccupied with "life" right now otherwise I would have edited this piece a bit more. The talk is out there, the western world is not working. Big surprise that there would be employment pain as the economy goes from producing to consuming. Not enough engineers and scientists? The question for me is this: If everyone had a university degree who would flip your burger? I think that some folks think that, no matter what, if you work hard you will succeed. True that is but again if everyone is trying their best that means some will not measure up to the best therefore you fail. At this time spouting platitudes from the past is exactly what we should avoid, we need to invite new ways of thinking about our future. I have mentioned that the way we conduct economies is very inefficient and this is reflected in wasting resources, all of them including human resources. We now have university grads shouldering the un...

All of our constructs large or small must be put into a cosmic context. None of our actions or thoughts can be seen as being puny as they all have an effect far beyond the physical plane that we can see. Your joy and happiness, your pain and woe resonates beyond your touch. I do not know this for a fact but I think the evidence is starting to point in that direction. Understand that I believe in the spiritual world but not so much in religion. I am not a cynical wit who wants to get a guffaw or seem smart at the expense of someone else's belief system no matter how twisted it may seem to me. In the realm of belief and faith my questions have no bearing. The belief of the individual is his or her own. The questions we have and the paths we take to find answers can strengthen and direct the energy of the individual. In a nutshell if you are truly happy and you are not hurting others I really don't care how many deities you have or if they've got two or twelve arms I...

It has happened. I have become a grandfather...............TWICE! I have three daughters and the eldest and the youngest both had babies. A little boy and a little girl. William came to us in November and little Evelynn arrived end of December. I am getting old. I have seen my genes carried on into eternity and it makes me not sad nor happy but just a little confused. I am not sure what it is to be older, to be mature. How is this done? Are there rules to this or perhaps a recipe or detailed process which can be sent by email so I can follow it step by step? Perhaps it is as I have thought for most of my life. That the definition of what an older person should do or not do is largely a construct of someone else who is usually younger. I have thought about becoming all grown up and serious about my life's direction and still have not made a solid plan which makes me a hypocrite. I have told my daughters so many times that they should plan for the future, look ahead etc. So it is pos...