Archive for the 'responsibility' Category

What Happened to Logic?

This is a prime example of why I started ‘Blogging’.
A near-miss of two airplanes last week has started a frenzy of fear.
A pilot acknowledged his ATC transmission to ‘hold short’ but didn’t.
So, Mary Peters, the US Transportation Secretary, at 10:45am January 14th 2008 during an interview on FOX news, said that the plans are to update […]

The Line

Once you cross the ‘line’- no matter which line, it becomes easier and easier to repeat that crossing- particularly if there are no consequences.
This applies to borders, to the decisions regarding honesty, to taking that pad and pencil from work or to behavior.
Lines are something like fences, but being invisible they are a lot easier […]

Climbing Mountains

The harder and the longer the climb, the higher the mountain and the better the view when you get to the top.It’s not easy to get ahead. Remember how difficult it was to memorize the ‘times table’? But you did it and you survived.
When I was in high school I did just enough to get […]

Dr. Spock and the Sweathogs

If you are concerned about the permissiveness, the lack of personal responsibility and the probable cause of ‘road rage’ in today’s society, I lay the blame on the doorstep of Dr. Benjamin Spock.
Dr Spock came upon the scene with the best-selling book of all time other than the Bible, “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child […]

Drunk Drivers, Bungee Jumping and Cell Phones

I had always thought that the reason laws are so severe regarding drunk driving was that it was a public safety issue. After considering some other laws, I conclude that it is a moral issue. There are still people out there who are opposed to drinking.
If drunk driving is truly a public safety issue it […]