Month: May 2022
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Self-Improvement Inspiration From Some Early Modern Greats
Gonzaga University’s alumni magazine recently introduced me to the “Ignatian Year,” a commemoration that began May 2021 and is now wrapping up. May 20 last year marked the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius’ conversion. I’m not Catholic, so I wasn’t aware of details about this figure, such as the fact that on that fateful day,…
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Ignorance is Courage
I work regularly at a lab in eastern New Mexico, flying there and consulting a week at a time. With evenings and some Saturdays free, I make sure to get outside, even though that area offers little of NM’s “Land of Enchantment” claim. (Likewise, but in an opposite way, most of Idaho isn’t “Famous Potatoes.”)…
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Complimentary Breakfast
Welcome again to “Real Life Voyeur,” the award-winning program on the Life Happens Network where you can watch unsuspecting and likely unwilling participants navigate life in public places. Last night, our crew meticulously mounted cameras for a secret HD view of Bestway Inn’s complimentary breakfast arena. I’m Jason “Jay” Walker, here with my colleague Thomas…
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Fixing Crap
I’m content to work my job or perform household chores, but I sure don’t enjoy having to fix things. I have studied physics, so I somewhat understand why unmaintained things tend toward disorder, which is to say, stuff will break down. Objects offend me when they can’t keep their act together, and we rely on…
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Prosperous Lives of the Medically Afflicted
Prosperity may be about accomplishments and wealth, but it’s also about attaining the lifestyle—the whole vibe of who we are, who we’ve become, and our purpose in what we do. Which is why I wish I could emerge from a drug commercial. By all appearances, those humans have it made. If one doesn’t feel well-established,…