Thought For The Week

“It takes a good and creative person to do something simply.”
                                    ...Dick Newick, Sailboat Design Visionary

 
Site of The Week

The Utne Reader - "Cure Ignorance"
Want to gain a fresh perspective? Read stories that matter? Feel optimistic about the future? It's all here! Utne Reader offers provocative writing from diverse perspectives, insightful analysis of art and media, down-to-earth news and in-depth coverage of eye-opening issues ...

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I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day holiday. As we took last Monday off here's an expanded edition of the Monday Morning Digest.

Thought For The Week

The thought for this week is an Op Ed by Charles Blow of the New York Times. As we consider what to do in the face of Bashar Al-Assad's horrendous use of gas that killed more than 400 innocent children it's a poignant reminder that, in Mr. Blow's words that there  "are the millions of other children who die each year on this planet wi...
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I want to pay special attention to two articles this week. One is a short video that I hope you'll share with everyone you know: 

One Easy Thing All White People Could Do That Would Make The World A Better Place
A Safeway clerk screwed up big time, but these two women handled it perfectly. Further proof that one person can have a huge impact.
WATCH THIS VIDEO: http://www.upworthy.com/one-easy-thing-all-white-people-could-do-that-would-make-the-world-a-better-place-5

The other is a VERY val...

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Thought For The Week

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

 
Site of The Week

TED ED Lessons Worth Sharing
Create Lessons Worth Sharing around YouTube videos
http://ed.ted.com/



Eclectic Stuff From Around The Web. Some of it really crazy, some really useful, some just rea...

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Two Thoughts For This Week

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
                                                             ....Beverly Sills

Dig dig a little deeper in the well boys
Dig a little deeper in the well
If you want a good cool drink of water
You gotta dig a little deeper in the well.
                             .....The Oak Ridge Boys
 
Site of The Week

The Gates Notes
The personal website of Bill Gates - on which he shares his thoughts on many subjects and lists his extensive ...
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Thought For The Week

The words from Apple’s infamous “Here’s to the crazy ones” advertising campaign…

Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they chan...

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