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A Greater Value
When is a loss more valuable than a win? I have spent this week with nine incredible young men, part of a much larger group of other incredible young men. I was supposed to be helping them have a good … Continue reading
Posted in Growth (Evidence of Life)
Tagged achievement, camp, Capture the Flag, character, Cub Scout, Day Camp, flag, gratitude, guard, integrity, loss, relationship, rules, safety, sportsmanship, staff, value, win
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Unintended Consequences, the Teacher Edition
Regardless of intentions, when “benefits” harm more than they help, they lose the status of being “beneficial.” For example, have you ever given thought to QUOTAS? I don’t mean production quotas, or sales quotas, I mean hiring quotas or admission … Continue reading
In Over My Head
Oh, my goodness, I started writing a blog post on the Constitution. I quickly found that I will never be able to keep it to blog-post-length. This is in part because I seriously love the document itself, and partly because … Continue reading
They Had a Shot
It is a rare thing for me to have an opinion on a sports-related topic. This topic, however, is much less sports-related and much more values-related. I am referring to the dismissal of Brandon Davies from the BYU Cougars for … Continue reading
“…With Liberty and Justice for All”
When the Board of Supervisors for the City of San Francisco stands to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, one voice is silent. Jane Kim, who represents the Sixth District, stands with the rest of the Supervisors, but she refrains from … Continue reading
Posted in Liberty
Tagged agreement, Board of Supervisors, conscience, considered, fallible, free speech, heart, humans, ideals, Jane Kim, justice, liberty, loyalty, mandate, Pledge of Allegiance, reality, recitation, republic, San Francisco, Sixth District
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….or Not
I had hoped that joining the 365Project would get me more active on my blog. Well, at least I’ve kept up with posting the photos. Interesting, some days I have trouble deciding which among many (or at least several) good … Continue reading
Posted in Life (mainly mine)
Tagged butterfly, family, Gatlinburg, ice, lily, mountain, nature, photo, pine, waterfall
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Project 365 for 2011
I didn’t even know about this project for 2010 or any previous years, but I’m in for 2011! The concept is that you post one photo taken every day of the entire year. I’m rarely very far from my camera … Continue reading
Posted in Life (mainly mine)
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