Wednesday

Where did we go wrong?

A mathematician will simplify in a way that maybe a pattern will emerge.
An engineer will examine cause-and-effect relationships and try to explain observed phenomena.
A judge will assign blame.
A statistician will tell you: we're all skewed.

Sunday

Parameters of Challenge

The ability to obtain, maintain, attain, and retain focus is a gift and the greatest achievement an individual can make. Change brings an end to things, both good and bad alike.

Thursday

FLD-JIT

Fight Leading Deceptions--Just In Time: figuring stuff out with a spoon-fed approach just don't cut it anymore.

Monday

Variations on a Theme--Criminal Minds

I once displayed a prized possession, demonstrating charmed life with a fatted calf

No harm would come as long as I tended the tether

But then the blinders fell off and life was viewed through the eyes of a caregiver

Take a moment to express encouraging words for all who follow

Recognize a world filled with misunderstanding

...slugging it out through adversity and trying to do the best we can



What gave me the right to advance, to ignore the plight of those grossly ignored, and to unjustly trample abandoned hopes? In my mind neglecting the cries of humanity became most criminal


So I listened and I learned, trusting and accepting that God has a reason for everything, especially to ends where it makes no sense:

For as long as we've got it good another suffers

As far as we've come someone else is left behind

And as marvelous the joy that dances into our lives there is grief and sadness and sorrow


Why?The answer is really too much for the naked heart to bear


In the long run I'll not have regrets even if I can't hang in there

Ordered Sets--Life Viewed Thru The Eyes Of A Bean Counter

Interaction, Bias, & Weasel Words

I don't wish to discuss it.

Friday

Things I Would Do Differently

Let's begin with the bottom line: I wouldn't do anything differently; I would do my best.

That much being said, what is the most difficult part about not having control over variables?

I think randomness is neither good nor bad (or both good and bad). So while things randomly go our way we become prone to taking credit for the trends. Similarly we assign blame when ill conceived events hatch.

It is hard to make plans in a world that dismisses logic.in favor of selfishness.