Mom and Dad spent much time making me the person who I am today. The feeling of helping others, and trying to make the world just a bit better through my deeds and words, were all instilled into my being by my parents. They would always be at my little league baseball or school basketball…… Continue reading Gratitude Journal Day 16: Mother’s Day
I love astronomy, but don’t ask me to calculate orbits or to explain the math. I can’t even grab a telescope and know where to look to gaze upon some of our planets. I know that bright “star” in the twilight sky, when no others stars are visible is a planet. Most likely Venus or…… Continue reading Gratitude Journal Day 15: Jupiter
Sometimes it seems as if we live in a “dog-eat-dog” kind of world. Cutthroat business practices are often glamorized and encouraged. People can be set to fail, or to be left behind by those who possess more knowledge and experience. In this mindset, knowledge is leverage to use to keep others from competing, or to…… Continue reading Gratitude Journal Day 13, Those Who Teach Others
Stress is everywhere. When at work, the pressures to get things on time and under budget are always present. Even on a day off, driving into town can be perilous and stressful if the traffic is bad. We think about how we’re going to get something done, or how we’ll pay off some bills. Always…… Continue reading Gratitude Journal Day 12, Sleeping Dogs
I love astronomy and always take the time to really look at many of the photos that capture the beauty of the cosmos. To look up into the night sky and glimpse the light of the stars. We look into the past, seeing the light reaching us after traveling for many years. Take a peek…… Continue reading Gratitude Journal Day 11, The Hubble Space Telescope
We move through our lives looking straight ahead, or more often, with noses buried in a smart phone. Perhaps we see so many things during the day, that many things are just a blur. Can you recall in explicit detail the last time you drove to work or on an errand? Today I feel some…… Continue reading Gratitude Journal Day 10, The Artists
Today is a special day. It’s full of good memories, but also a reminder of emptiness. A void that will never be filled again. Today would be my mom’s 74th birthday. The years since her death have been full of things I used to talk to her about. We purchased a new home, adopted two…… Continue reading Gratitude Journal Day 9, My Mom
I read an article about scientific methods for traveling through the solar system. Not hyper, warp, or faster-than-light drives that fuel many science fiction TV shows and novels. There were ideas about using ion drives, which are best described as low thrust, but long on fuel. Not a massive engine, but over time, the drive…… Continue reading Gratitude Journal Day 8, Celebrate the Dreamers
I have way too many books. My two book shelves are bursting at the seams, with books creatively stacked into dead space gaps, on the floor next to the bottom, or even stacked up on top just a bit. It can look rather messy when you sit back and really look at it. But what…… Continue reading Gratitude Journal Day 7: The Love of Reading
Planets can be stunning and beautiful, just look at some of the released photos from various NASA probes. The patterns of Jupiter, or the symmetrical rings of Saturn showcase the beauty of the cosmos. The clouds of Neptune are interesting, and who doesn’t love the Red Planet itself. The best of all, though, is the…… Continue reading Gratitude Journal Day 6: Our Beautiful Blue Orb
Deep Thinking 