I have always been intrigued with the notion of finding your passion. At the time when I was growing up, the mind frame was to find a job, make money for a house and kids, and if you like what you do, well, you are the rare Powerball winner. As I have bumbled through this life, I have been haunted by Thoreau’s quote: “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
In my career, I have been lucky enough (for the most part) to at least enjoy what I do, even though it didn’t reach passion level. But, having survived jobs
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I don’t know how many of you have watched the series but, being a major entertainment event, I have to talk about “Game of Thrones”. Even though the series finale aired weeks ago, stories are still appearing in my news feed regarding the meaning of its ending. Realizing I can’t let go, I can’t stop myself from reading.
A commentator from the post “Our Own Demise” referred to technology and cloning as the savior from our current destructive path. He implied that our technological advances will be able to right the wrongs of our own doing. I thought about it and something just didn’t sit quite right. It could be plausible, but is this a road we want to go down?
A couple of months ago, my other fifth car commuter challenged me to re-watch all the James Bond movies from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig along with everyone in-between. I had seen an original Bond movie here and there but couldn’t really remember the stories. I thought it would be fun to revisit the past and see how the movies have evolved since his introduction. Who doesn’t love the suave James Bond? I took the challenge.
I came across a trailer a while back for a documentary called Racing Extinction airing on the Discovery Channel. It addressed the sixth mass extinction of our blue planet. A chain of events is currently in progress leading to the removal of life on this planet. Sounded like a big deal with important information, I set TiVo to record. I decided not to watch it right away. I had to be in the right mood. It wasn’t going to be a happy show. Especially, when they teased with the Cornell Bioacoustics Library playing a clip of the very last Kauai O’o bird singing for a mate that would never