Does the development of technology make life easier or better? I am old enough to remember a day when we had one black-and-white television with 3 commercial channels and 1 public channel. We had one telephone hanging on the wall with a long spiral cord that could stretch across the…
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Groundhog Day: Every Day is the Same – and That’s the Point!
By Timothy Simpson February 2, 2026 Today was Groundhog Day, and fittingly, I went to see the film Groundhog Day. It’s been years since I last watched it. Like most people, I remembered the basic premise — a man wakes up to the same day over and over again —,…
The “Ethics” Issue
I’ve been looking through Pieris Zarmas’ book ‘Ethics’ this morning. I remember when I got the book and he signed it for me. I am going to give it a good read and do a bit of critical thinking about it because he brings up something that I believe is…
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Ghosting: What it is, Why it Exists, How it is done, and What are the Effects of it?
Ghosting Ghosting isn’t a term I have been familiar with even if I had heard it often. It came to me recently when someone mentioned that someone was “Ghosting” them and I wanted to figure out exactly what was meant by it. Ghosting, from what I can tell, is a…
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I’m gonna…
I’m gonna… “I’m gonna…” is a big lie. It is a lie to yourself, to your family and friends, and to the world. Why? Because it is in the future. The future isn’t real. The future leaves room for putting things off till tomorrow. The future is beyond the scope…
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No Holding Back
No holding back. What do I mean by that? Well, it is a bit of a long history with me. I’m 62 years old now and one has to ask the question of whether it is plausible to return to being the person I originally was from birth. Is it…
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A Burden has been lifted.
A burden has been lifted off of my shoulder. What burden? The burden of trying to understand life, why I am the way I am, if there is something wrong with me, and trying to figure out why I am underperforming in life. There is nothing to figure out. That…
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What’s the Work?
There is but one answer to every problem and that is “Work”. But, what is the “Work”? This weekend I signed up for a three-day, 10 hours per day, seminar online. It was to give me the thing I was wondering about myself. It came highly recommended and was from…
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I have promises to keep…
I have promises to keep… There are some poems that wake you up in school and stick with you for the rest of your life. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost is one of those poems. While there are many phrases in this poem one that…
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Justifying the enjoyment of life while there is great suffering in the world.
The incredible legendary band “Earth, Wind, and Fire” was fabulous last night in concert at the newly constructed “First Bank Amphitheater” located about 30 miles south of Nashville just off of I-65 and I-840. I learned about the concert a day before and was very excited about hearing them. At…