photos by your truly, from the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
Fortnight for Freedom.
“God Who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever. Commerce between master and slave is despotism. Nothing is more certainly written in the book of fate than that these people are to be free. Establish the law for educating the common people. This it is the business of the state to effect and on a general plan.”
If we’re not willing to suffer for freedom, we don’t deserve it. — thought that occurred to me recently
Civilizations fail. … When civilizational virtues are eroded from within, people lose the capacity to defend the good things those habits enabled previous generations to achieve. — Robert Sirico, in Defending the Free Market
A really solid talk by photographer Zack Arias about being honest with yourself and where you are, and creating out of that honesty – makes for powerful stuff. 39m
(via CreativeMornings/Atlanta)
Simon Sinek talks about how to lead people and the role of management. Disclaimer: this is not your typical business management talk.
by yours truly
Haven’t actually verified the numbers, but I think there’s a lot of truth to this.
(via katykelley, washingtonpoststyle, Health care vs. spending on health)
Accounting Today TV
Can you say: “Watch out Skype?” This looks like it has the potential to take off. The interesting element is that it has a way for you to discover people you don’t already know - taking happenstance meetings virtual.
(via gary; by Airtime)
All that is not given is lost — unknown
Always been a fan of this quote…and then there’s the pipe. ;)
quotevadis:
“Not all those who wander are lost.” — J. R. R. Tolkien, an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
If We Feel Too Busy, It’s Probably Due to Having Too Much Free Time
PASSIONate Love by Patrick and Ben Gotham
A great Holy Week meditation as we approach Easter Sunday.
…there is no love without sacrifice…
(via makeafriar)
Enjoy art, but live your life. — yours truly
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have you ever seen the rain? (by Cerealfreak)
I bet you’re wondering what Amazon’s warehouses will look like in the near future… no? :) Well, check out the above video anyways, because Amazon just bought the company that makes these cute little fellows, which makes a warehouse floor look like a movable Manhattan. :)
(via @cp_eh, via kottke)
Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: “I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.” “I don’t go to the doctor because my health is not a priority.” If these phrases don’t sit well, that’s the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently. —
Fascinating Wall Street Journal Article on being busy. (via swissmiss)
Click thru for some other really insightful points too.
Throwback news item here, mixed with a little video game humor. :)
Rowan Atkinson - ‘The Conducter’
His conducting skills really help to bring to life this classical piece. :)
(via jvujcic)
Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, “Do it again”; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, “Do it again” to the sun; and every evening, “Do it again” to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we. — G. K. Chesterton