the three D’s

Discipline Dedication Determination

Reuters

What is Reuters? During a current preoccupation with listening to Supreme Court arguments, I found a delightful analysis of major 2020 Supreme Court Decisions with amazing graphics and access to audio of oral arguments and texts of written opinions This is all available on the supremecourt-gov, but Reuters provides some analysis and graphics which I…

Mantra

Can a Mantra Make You Run Faster? This Olympic Medalist Has No Doubt. Matthew Futterman “Expect nothing. Achieve everything” “Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire” “fearless” “belong” “You need to be able to make the race what you need it to be to be successful” Run with it

Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu the fruit of silence is prayer; the fruit of prayer is faith; the fruit of faith is love; the fruit of love is service; the fruit of service is peace

Sloth (“shake off dull sloth”)

Morning Hymn Thomas Ken (1695) Awake, my soul, and with the sun thy daily stage of duty run; shake off dull sloth, and early rise to pay thy morning sacrifice. Lord, I my vows to Thee renew. Disperse my sins as morning dew; guard my first springs of thought and will; and with Thyself my…

Flight Stories

American Airlines: I booked a sweet flight on British Airways through London to Barcelona 12 Weeks before the flight, I received a phone call (I missed the phone call, no voicemail) Four Days Later, I received an email that my flight has been cancelled (and to call a number) I called the number early in…