I sometimes call myself a realist. I am not an eternal optimist. There are lots of times when I am an optimist, but the facts and surrounding influences must be favorable for my “walking out on a limb.” I have hope, but I temper that with my experiences of the world and my general working […]

We all like to think that most of the bad things that happen to us and the world are true “accidents.” Accidents meaning that unforeseen circumstances come together in some random reality causing some drastic event to occur that should not have occurred in our normal lives… an accident… a fluke… or simply bad karma. […]