Monthly Archives: October 2018

Some Thoughts About Consuming Food

Posted on October 24, 2018 by swabby429

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 →

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Thinking About Emotional Intelligence

Posted on October 23, 2018 by swabby429

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 →

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Suing Scientists?

Posted on October 22, 2018 by swabby429

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 →

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Thoughts About Integrity

Posted on October 21, 2018 by swabby429

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 →

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Friendly And Caring

Posted on October 20, 2018 by swabby429

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 →

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A Splash Of Orange …Floral Friday

Posted on October 19, 2018 by swabby429

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 →

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It’s Spirit Day

Posted on October 18, 2018 by swabby429

Many people do not know that the third Thursday of October is Spirit Day. Many people who do know about Spirit Day, don’t understand the reason we have it. Spirit Day began in Canada in response to bullying-related suicides of … Continue reading →

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