(Updated and reposted from original dated February 10, 2022) One of the things that makes man so unique is his ability to create something out of anything. No animal on our planet has ever created a medium of exchange, such as money, or shopping malls to buy things that someone else designed and created, or… Continue reading creativity – the necessary human gift…
Tag: technology
churlishness…
(Reposted to restore missing link from other published posts.) churlishness: 1. Like or pertaining to a churl. Rude; ill-bred; surly; austere; sullen; rough in temper; uncivil. Selfish; narrow-minded; avaricious (Century Dictionary, online, February 28, 2022) What determines a person’s character? In a previous blog, I discussed character building. When you encounter a person, you can tell what… Continue reading churlishness…
customer no-service…
Not too many years ago, in my book, there was something called “Customer Service”. Companies prided themselves on how they treated customers, challenging each other to provide the best experiences. Gas Stations… Gas stations used to hire teenagers to wash windows, check car oil, pump gas, and collect payment. While the work wasn’t always perfect,… Continue reading customer no-service…
the price of addiction…
Stories of young people dying from drugs fill our news. We hear about the addictiveness of cocaine, LSD, pornography, even alcohol. Damaged relationships and broken bodies result from these addictions. But what of the other, more acceptable addictions? The things we don’t even think about? Video games, television shows, rock music, news. Those seem innocuous… Continue reading the price of addiction…
fragility of technology…
I remember a conversation I had once with a fellow employee a few years back. He was constantly getting the latest and greatest technology, updating and upgrading every year. His photography was dependent on his ability to manipulate the photos. Like most people today, he did not actually have the talent to create beautiful photographs… Continue reading fragility of technology…