Thursday, June 10, 2010. An attack of the grumps can make you communicate better, it is suggested. An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly. Negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world.

I sit here early on the morning of a large full moon thatis casting shadows of trees on the earth from its increased luminosity. I feared the cloud cover would hide this event from me but in the predawn hours, clouds have thinned and the moon is huge. I will not be alive to witness. At least not in this body. Challenges, even painful challenges that enter into my life.

Family day, aka Gotcha day. the day we sat in the floor in a hotel room in Nanchang, China, tearfully watching our son walk towards us for the first time.

Movie Reviews And Their Spiritual Significance. Sunday, July 18, 2010. Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Outsourced and On the other end of the line. Worth Full Price for Outsourced and Matinee for Other end of the line. Cultural differences cannot stand in the way of true love. Thursday, April 9, 2009. Of themes worthy of discussion.

I want this to be a place for independent thinkers to discuss how to best address the problems of today. I welcome those with open minds regardless of political spectrum. Sunday, September 26, 2010. The effect of the Bush Tax Cut on the economy is . Thursday, July 15, 2010. BP lobbies Lybia for a prisoner release to get oil contract? While perusing .