"Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love." -- Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Stockholm, Sweden, December 11, 1964.

It's interesting how ordinary thinking can be made extraordinary when a concept or idea is introduce into the fray. Take the philosophy of the roulette wheel for example. This started as an ordinary conversation between a co-worker and I. Greg's unique perspective into the peculiarities of human nature and the mundane intricacies of day to day activities combined with my interest in world history and social norms led us to ponder the idea of how the chances of an event or multitude of events occuring, directly impact life as we understand it. The roulette wheel, represents uncertainty, possibility, control, chaos, persistence and most importantly, Hope.

Went for a walk on the boardwalk at the marina near me this afternoon with my daughter. She took the picture on the left, the temperature was about 40F, weather was calm, sunny and brisk, a perfect winter day.

Observation: Interpreting and expressing well, approach and presentation goes a long way in the corporate politics arena. Do the above skillfully; you will manage your environment and most situations well. However, if your motivations are guided only by a personal agenda and a leaning to exercise power over others, you will eventually experience a mental hell of your own creation. You may succeed for a while, but that success will be shallow and may not last because you have not built a strong foundation necessary for sustenance when the walls around you start to crumble.

Conspiracies! a site that has a different view for events that are important and have been explained to us by our leaders and media but which may in fact be cover ups. You decide.Serendipity: Geopolitics, Drugs, Religion, Music and More! A good site for the favorites list, review it in your spare time.

"We will find the people who manufactured these pretzels. We will find them, and smoke 'em out of their pretzel factories and also any countries harboring these rogue pretzel factories. We will bring these pretzel evildoers to justice." - Dubya