I am very proud that many of you on this list are already upgrading skills and knowledge set as we must be diligent with our continuing education and our ability to provide for ourselves and the people we love no matter what globalization does.

For some time I have known that education in places like India and China has not only caught up with us ( Read more... )

I have started back up one class and next week biologics will be kicking in.  Somewhere this summer I need to find space to pick up clinical trial research management.  These classes and the its related job hunt have urgent tones as one of my beloved friend needs a kidney and another with severe circulatory diabetes also needs new medical ( Read more... )

Even though I have no Irish in me that I know of, there is something mysteriously powerful when I hear a tune like this which calls me to the depth of my soul the best in me and to continue on my journey no matter the challenges:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-oh_d_Nc-E

My favorite part of its lyrics:  Nothing can stop us now ( Read more... )

Looking forward to it.

While browsing a couple of pages on the new book called:  The Survivors Club I read that on the average half of the people who survive a plane crash happen to be sitting literally next to the ones that don’t survive; most of it having to do with the ability to react calmly through the fire, smoke and chaos of navigating from the darkness of the ( Read more... )

I finished probably the best book from Malcolm Mawxell called:  Outlier The story of Success.

Listening to it via CD books allowed me put his ideas into greater context.  In where we as a society tend to mythologize the likes of Bill Gates as someone who solely on his brilliance and sheer will power somehow got to the success they achieved.  No ( Read more... )

I just saw them movie Angels and Demons and it was refreshing to see that the illuminati was accurately portrayed as a group from the 18th century focused on enlightenment and the illumination of the human mind.

The struggle between the church and the Illuminati although on the surface seeming to represent a struggle between science and ( Read more... )

Javagoth:  I think you are unto something HOT:  Computer Security.

The sort of field that will allow to straddle the fence between super cool hackers worldwide and corporate types who need your services to lock up their places from easy intrusion.  All the while breaking in 200k a year.

Getting your AA is wonderful goal I know you are ( Read more... )

There is something primeval about being under circumstances that threatens our very existence.  For some they freeze and have the experience paralyze a part of their soul for life.  For others having a gun to the head becomes liberating into a place that no longer has attachment to the things they have gotten use to.

The best illustration comes ( Read more... )

Whenever I am challenged in life, I look for sources of inspiration of people who have achieved greatness despite overwhelming odds against them.  Today I found one such source in the story of the new lead singer from the band Journey by the name of Arnel Pineda.

His life story was featured in :  CBS Sunday

His mother inspired him to ( Read more... )