One of the paradoxes of the curriculum at The Pacific Institute (and I mean that in a very complementary way) is the mandate to set a firm goal, and to be flexible with the process that gets you there. Maybe its more of a misnomer than a paradox, because it’s often difficult to identify what [...]
Tag Archives: balance
Pat Tillman Remembered
Last month, ESPN produced a nice 8-minute piece on Marie Tillman, the widow of Pat Tillman. While speaking to a group of high school students last month after the Ft. Hood shooting, our discussion touched on the volunteer nature of American armed forces. When someone mentioned how much soldiers have to sacrifice in order to [...]
John Mayer acting 32
I do not own a John Mayer album. I can’t say that I was tapping my toes when my brother introduced his music to me during a car ride through the New Mexico desert a few years back. I do remember his Volkswagen commercial where he just shreds his guitar while using the car’s audio system [...]
Tuesday Newsday – Garth Brooks Live
Sometimes something newsworthy happens, and I completely miss it. It’s usually something that I care very little about, or something I am just completely ignorant about how it may pertain to my life or the people in my life. This past week it happened. Because apparently, Garth Brooks is going to be performing live concerts [...]
Tuesday Newsday – Jasmine Fiore’s family begins healing
About a month ago, I watched a movie called “Reservation Road“, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo. It’s the story of how two fathers deal with the accidental death of the one’s son at the hands of the other. I cried in several parts of the movie. It’s tragic whenever a child dies, and it [...]
Running towards the future
(This article originally appeared at www.managingactions.com) I do not have the body of a runner. I barely have the body of an athlete. When I see video of myself in physical activity, I wince like most of us do when we hear our voice on a recording and think “Is that really what I am [...]
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Tuesday Newsday – Roman Polanski Arrested
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What’s next for Jon and Kate?
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Daddy, why don’t you go to church with us?
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Are Brad Pitt’s beliefs worth more than yours? (Or less?)
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Elizabeth Lambert – AKA The Dirty Female Soccer Player
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Summer of Love
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Anne Rice Outs Herself from Christianity
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Gaps… Gotta Love ‘em!
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Atheists… who needs them?
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Love is Blind: From an Aficionado of LOST
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