My history with reconciliation has to do with a checkbook and budget. I like numbers conceptually, but grinding them until they reconcile is an art that makes me appreciate accountants.
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You've heard of people who get into a project, sink a load of resources into it, and experience a critical moment when they must decide whether to continue or walk away. The investor stops, considers the sunk cost, and decides whether to continue.
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But being in motion isn't enough. You need traction. Walking on a treadmill demonstrates traction and expends a lot of energy, but no matter how long you march, you still get off at the same place you got on.
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We use similes and metaphors all the time, principally because they are effective tools of communication. An example advances information by associating facts with a story.
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The fact is, showing someone what to do is much more effective than telling someone what to do.
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Returning to Gnarled Wood after two years away, Hank Henderson discovers that the risks have risen. He encounters a dark, spiritual world of subterfuge, black operations, and intrigue.
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I've been absent for a few days--building things. I realize your life has been on hold, wondering what happened to me, and I apologize (sort of).
Read MoreAre you a lover of the truth? Or philosophically, can you know the truth? Truth has taken a lot of abuse, especially over the last century and a half. Beginning with Hegel’s musings and progressing through the relativism and tolerance of our age, truth is under fire.
Read MoreBut I asked at the beginning of my thoughts, “Are you a lover of the truth?” If you think about it, it would seem odd to ask, “Are you a lover of scientific methodology?” While there may be those who genuinely love methodologies, you generally appreciate or value a method and you love a person.
Read MoreAre you a lover of the truth? Or philosophically, can you know the truth? Truth has taken a lot of abuse, especially over the last century and a half. Beginning with Hegel’s musings and progressing through the relativism and tolerance of our age, truth is under fire.
Read MoreDo you ever get ear worms? That is, get a song stuck in your mind? “We all live in a yellow submarine, / a yellow submarine.” Or, “Under the board walk, / down by the sea." We sang a song in church recently that stuck in my head: “All of You [God] is more than enough for me.”
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