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Quarterlife Crisis: The New Mid-life Crisis

Upon graduation from college, a 20-something received a book called Quarterlife Crisis: The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties. As with many gift books, it sat on a shelf gathering dust. Fast forward five years, and the title resonates within the drone of one's seemingly mundane life. If you're... Read more →

Baby Boomers Unite I'm on the "baby" side of the Boomer Generation, but do remember the Fifth Dimension singing "Aquarius / Let the Sunshine" enjoying their vision of peace and harmony. When I was in my 20s I thought that the saying, "if you're not part of the solution, then... Read more →

The Family of Man 10 Stories the World Should Hear More About Concerned that some issues continue not to receive sustained media attention or slip off the radar screen, the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) has unveiled a new list of "Ten Stories the World Should Hear More... Read more →

Food For Thought — Man's Purpose In Life ... "For years I’ve been content to just read posts and articles while I was in college. I tried to learn as much as I could about the world my parents tried to shelter me from. But now I see that I... Read more →

Thoughts on Man's Purpose in Life He quotes Voltaire, Sir Thomas More and Theodore Roosevelt, refers to Aristotle and Luther, and presents extracts from the I Ching... from the grave. Admiral H.G. Rickover, known as the Father of the Nuclear Navy, lectured at the Morgenthau Memorial Lecture series some time... Read more →

Man's Purpose in Life We measure our purpose in life differently. For many, it's working to put food on the table. Others, pressed by altruistic intent, seek it through a spiritual path. Regardless, whatever your station in life, there is one equalizer that can change the course of another's life,... Read more →

Man's Independence Day One hundred years ago, Teddy Roosevelt proclaimed America's strength and dominance on the world stage. Today, with world opinion plummeting and a critical mass of Americans questioning our direction and leadership, our scaffolding needs repair. On this day of Independence, the birth of our nation, I encourage... Read more →

Man's Purpose in Life — Embracing Civilization ... an excerpt from Bill Moyers' commencement address at Hamilton College, NY: "Civilization sustains and supports us. The core of its value is bread. But bread is its great metaphor. All my life I've prayed the Lord's Prayer, and I've never prayed, 'Give... Read more →