Image

Putting One’s “Transvaluation” House In Order

Over the weekend I enjoyed reading Mary Eberstadt’s 2012 book entitled Adam and Eve after the Pill—Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution. In many ways Adam and Eve after the Pill expands on themes Eberstadt delivers in her 2004 book entitled Home-alone America—The Hidden Toll of Day Care, Behavioral Drugs, and Other Parent Substitutes (a book […]

Read More

COMMENT: Role of aircraft automation eyed in air crash – Yahoo! News

Role of aircraft automation eyed in air crash – Yahoo! News. JOAN LOWY 6 – San Francisco WASHINGTON (AP) — The crash landing of a South Korean airliner in San Francisco has revived concerns that airline pilots get so little opportunity these days to fly without the aid of sophisticated automation that their stick-and-rudder skills are […]

Read More

FHL Foundation Makes Summer 2013 Grants

At its July 2nd, 2013, board meeting, the board of the FHL Foundation made the following grants: 1) Barret House – $10,000 Over its history, the Barrett Foundation has done remarkable work in providing housing. Through the Shelter (Barrett House), Group Home (Casa Milagro) and various Apartment Programs (Bridges, Casa Socorro and Casa Verde), every […]

Read More

There Are No “Ducks” In VirtualLand … Only “Cats In Shopping Carts”

A couple of weeks ago I was waiting in an examination room along with my good friend Barb. My beloved yellow lab, Amber, was not doing well following a rather nasty seizure. She was 14 plus years old, so the prognosis was not good. My veterinarian, Dr. M, came in and began examining Amber. Amber […]

Read More

Digital Skeptic or Analog Celebrant … Which Frame Would You Choose? (part two of two)

Welcome to part two. Let me see if I can get you up to speed. In part one I talked about two frames: digital skeptic and digital celebrant. Simply, digital skeptics view the rise of the digital age with a fair bit of caution and reserve. On the other hand, digital celebrants, well, celebrate the […]

Read More