I want to spend some time today talking about the word tolerance. Over the years this word has changed meaning (to many people) in my opinion. According to the dictionary the word means: (Merriam-Webster) capacity to endure pain or hardship 2a: sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one’s own…
Category: Ramblings
Where I plan to ramble on things
No Worries
What does it mean to not worry? I am, by nature, not a worrier. It drives my wife crazy sometimes. I have lived a very blessed life and I am sure that has played a very big role in my lack of worrying. I haven’t had anything truly awful ever happen to me. I haven’t…
Fall break and time away (sort of)
I spent the weekend up at our cabin in the White Mountains. I will write about it more sometime in the future. Right now I am just writing a little something about the weekend. My girls are on modified year-round school schedule now, and that means they get 2 weeks for fall break (actually 2.5…
Tax situations
Right now I am sitting on hold with the IRS. No there is nothing wrong with my family. I am trying to deal with something else. I am the treasurer of a small 501c3 called the Arizona section of the American Association of Physics Teachers. We are a group that meets a couple times a…
So, what just happened with my ear
I had something happen this week that was a bit odd/discomforting/confusing/slightly worrisome – I lost most of the hearing in my left ear for a couple days. On Monday I had just come home from taking one of my girls to dance, and within a few minutes I had lost about 70-80% of the hearing…
Am I an Introvert or Am I Just Getting Old
As we age, we change. I think we can all agree on this. Our bodies change, our friends change, our understanding of things change, our hopes change, our needs change, our outlooks change, our beliefs change, and so much more. When I was younger, I was someone that liked hanging out with others. I liked…
Being Authentic on the Internet
The other day I was talking with some people about what people put out there on the internet. Many of us felt that most people are far from authentic when they write about themselves on the internet. I agree. It seems to me that most people only want to show themselves in the best light…