http://socci.com/blog Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:34:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I try to stay out of it as much as I can. I'm not even sure I believe in the system any more. It is like a circus to me.Neither Obama nor Hillary really speak to me deeply. McCain just scares the crap out of me as an out of touch, ... http://socci.com/blog/2008/04/23/politics/ When can you say this --- that someone is a true friend? ---a day, or a year? It doesn't matter One day or a whole lifetime When the vibe is right I hadn't seen you - seemed forever and a day. Then I heard you were gone. Just another day in paradise you told me A place you could be Free from ... http://socci.com/blog/2008/04/20/losing-a-friend/ As in a city, lost, walking round in circles - pacing the same streets. My true place to be lay on the next block over. But I never knew. I chose to wander too proud to ask directions most could have given. Living in the now is useless, if not mindful of the guide inside. (who knows when to ask) In my ... http://socci.com/blog/2008/04/04/gaining-wisdom/ Woodrow Wilson, William Faulkner, Harry Truman, Malcom X, George W. Bush, Robert Frost, Ronald Reagan, Barbara Jordan, Christian Fundamentalism, Family Values, 911, The War on Terror, Hiroshima, and the Cold War. Packed into two and half cheerful minutes. Listen Here (mp3) 5MB http://socci.com/blog/2008/03/24/a-politically-inspired-sound-byte/ We've had our share of trials lately. The latest one, just today, my wife lost her job. It seems the company lost a big fat client, or what they thought was a big fat client, and slashed twelve percent of the their staff. This is in addition to her being in a ... http://socci.com/blog/2008/03/13/when-life-just-isnt-fair/ wisdom's born of pain some people find it's comfort not the self engaged a fool will speak out when no question has been posed integrity lost sage, humble and wise will wait until the last word perhaps not speaking Who shall I become? old dog watching things pass by knowing more than me. http://socci.com/blog/2008/03/08/on-speaking-listening-and-observing/ Have you ever volunteered yourself for something? I had the opportunity when the topic of photographing the staff for our company intranet  came up. I volunteered to shoot portraits of as many as 300 people at our New York office. I spent three days last week hopping between my desk and a ... http://socci.com/blog/2008/02/20/photographing-the-staff/ I've been thinking a lot about numbers lately... (distances and speeds change depending on various condidtions. These are averages.) Speed of Light = 186,282 miles a second Speed of Sound = about .2 miles per second Distance to the Sun = 93 million miles One way trip for a bit of sunlight to the planet ... http://socci.com/blog/2008/02/15/numbers/ Good grief Charlie Brown... the holidays are finally over. Thank God. Here we are at the top of another year. This last one was not so bad. Kristin and I closed on our new pad, moving into a spacious two bedroom from our ultra cramped studio. I still find myself sometimes ... http://socci.com/blog/2008/01/07/happy-new-year/ like take a personality test to determine my Simpson's analogue... I'm Lisa, who are you? by NoHomers.net http://socci.com/blog/2008/01/05/sometimes-i-just-do-weird-things/