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Bird’s Eye Views
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Some Thoughts About Consuming Food
Regardless of who we are, no matter what our station in life we are consumers of food. I know that this is an obvious statement. It’s also a fact that we rarely ponder. Breathing air, drinking water, and consuming food … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, cultural highlights, Entertainment, Health, History, Hometown, Science
Tagged agriculture, eating, food, groceries, supermarkets
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Thinking About Emotional Intelligence
Psychologists Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer have defined emotional intelligence “…as the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them, and to use this information to … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Meanderings, Science
Tagged emotional health, emotional intelligence, introspection
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Suing Scientists?
In this day and age when much of society cherry picks scientific findings only so much to support particular opinions, some scientists feel vulnerable and concerned about their own liability. On April 6, 2009, L’Aquila, Italy experienced a magnitude 6.3 … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, History, Science
Tagged earthquake prediction, earthquakes, L'Aquila earthquake, legal liability, legal prosecution, public safety
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Thoughts About Integrity
Today’s commentary will be an act of walking on eggshells and being careful to not be too judgmental. This is made trickier due to the amount of criminality and lack of character that takes place in full view of the … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Controversy, Politics, religion
Tagged character, integrity, reputation, respect, strength
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Friendly And Caring
My old guru once taught that without a sense of friendliness and caring there is no sense of community. This is true from interpersonal relationships to international relationships and every relationship in between. I like to pause my life to … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Friendship, Hometown, Youth
Tagged caring, charity, compassion, concerns, friendliness, love
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A Splash Of Orange …Floral Friday
My friend Jorge is a thoughtful, spur-of-the-moment kind of guy. This week, he brought a batch of orange miniature roses as a surprise, for no special reason at all. He knows I’m somewhat partial to the color orange and I … Continue reading
Posted in Floral Arts, Hobbies, projects, Vintage Collectables
Tagged miniature roses, test tubes, the color orange
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