• Myopic Center of The World

    What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you?

    I stay away from people who lack empathy and compassion towards people, animals and the planet.

    One can get early indicators if somebody is focusing on materialist things. I don’t care how rich you are, who you know and what celebrity you worship.

    I think first impressions are severely overrated and want to know what is going on inside a person. A person who constantly talks about themselves is usually someone I won’t work to know better.

  • Long Run

    Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why.

    Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an Americanmarathonrunner who was the first women’s Olympic Gamesmarathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

    She captured my heart during the 84 Olympic trials as she had knee surgery a few weeks before the event. The event itself was amazing at it was the first time woman ran that distance.

    I had the pleasure of running with her at The Bar Harbour half marathon where we both ran with baby joggers. She is an amazing athlete and human being.

  • It’s Hot in Any Language

    Es spielt keine Rolle, welche Sprache wir sprechen.

    Die Existenz der globalen Erwärmung ist unbestreitbar.

    Ich wünschte, wir Amerikaner würden es ernster nehmen, wie die Europäer, vor allem die Deutschen.

    It does not matter what language we are speaking.

    There is no denying Global Warming exists.

    I wish us Americans would take it more serious, like those in Europe, especially Germany.

  • Hang On Little Tomato

    I’m not a big fan of summer and this time of year I’m happy to see the harbingers of autumn.

    Heard the song I love to listen to this time of year.

    Is about the struggle of a little tomato trying to hold on to the last craft of summer.

    From Pink Martini

    The sun has left and forgotten me
    It’s dark, I cannot see
    Why does this rain pour down?
    I’m gonna drown in a sea
    Of deep confusion

    Somebody told me, I don’t know who
    Whenever you are sad and blue
    And you’re feelin’ all alone and left behind
    Just take a look inside you you’ll find

    You gotta hold on
    Hold on through the night
    Hang on
    Things will be all right
    Even when it’s dark and not a bit of sparkling
    Sing-song sunshine from above
    Spreading rays of sunny love

    Just hang on
    Hang on to the vine
    Stay on
    Soon you’ll be divine
    If you start to cry, look up to the sky
    Something’s coming up ahead
    To turn your tears to dew instead