Tag Archives: death

The First Stop

Posted on April 20, 2022 by admin

I woke up in a white room. It took a while before I started remembering. My dog, Sawyer, had just died. He lived twelve years before being put down due to lingering pain, breathing trouble, and other health issues. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Inspirational People | Tagged animals, best friend, death, dog, dogs, family, friends, friendship, life, love, peace, pet, pets, pup, puppies, puppy, pups, Sawyer, The First Stop, time | 2 Comments

While I Still Have Time

Posted on March 17, 2021 by admin

For most of my life, I’ve had a feeling that I’d die young. Many writers have done so for various reasons. I think there’s a definite connection between writing and instability. Those who have good things to say see things … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Communication, Humanitarian Things | Tagged death, ideas, life, sharing, sharing ideas, sharing my ideas, time, While I Still Have Time, writing | Comments Off

Review of Stranger Than Fiction

Posted on February 24, 2021 by admin

Late last year, I watched Stranger Than Fiction. I enjoyed it immensely and found myself thinking long and hard about a number of things afterward, so I thought it deserves a review. Spoilers abound so check out the movie before … Continue reading →

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A Sobering Perspective

Posted on January 13, 2021 by admin

We’re all going to die someday. Even if advances in technology and medicine help us live much longer than we currently can, eventually either time will catch up with us or we’ll decide that we’ve had enough. Death is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged A Sobering Perspective, death, life, opportunity, overview effect, perspective, Zoom Out | Comments Off

The Daily Stoic: “What’s on Your Tombstone?”

Posted on July 29, 2019 by admin

I always enjoy finding places where two or more books I’ve read overlap. This entry from The Daily Stoic fits together nicely with Stephen Covey’s recommendation in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to begin with the end in … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged accomplishment, Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, Begin with the End in Mind, consequences, costs, death, gravestone, life, Seneca, Stephen Covey, success, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: Whats on Your Tombstone?, tombstone | Comments Off

“The Egg”

Posted on October 22, 2018 by admin

This is an interesting little story written by Andy Weir. I always enjoy reading it and thinking about its implications. I hope you also enjoy reading it. You were on your way home when you died. It was a car … Continue reading →

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