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Are Names Important?

May 23, 2022 · by · in Society, World Affairs · Leave a comment

We continue our series of old posts while I am traveling with some thoughts on children’s names first posted in 2015. William Shakespeare has many memorable, oft quoted lines, including the one about the rose. You know the one, from Romeo and Juliet, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” The implication is […]

Don’t Get Your Hopes Up

June 12, 2018 · by · in World Affairs · Leave a comment

The big news today is that Donald Trump has signed a document committing himself and the US to an ongoing de-nuclearization and peace process in Korea. Of course, the last time President Trump signed an international statement was last weekend – an agreement he repudiated within two hours. Makes you wonder what his signature is […]

The Biggest Prize

June 11, 2018 · by · in Politics, World Affairs · Leave a comment

After a week of reflections on the trail above St. Ulrich, I’m ready for a break. We’ll return to the trail in a few days, but I have a few other things on my mind that I want to share. Barrack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize when he had been the American president for […]

Korean Reflections

May 12, 2016 · by · in World Affairs · Leave a comment

They play ice hockey in South Korea. They became interested in it during the Korean War, watching Canadian troops in action. That was one of the pieces of trivia I picked up last month when I was invited to dinner at the Korean Embassy, a meal coupled with a briefing on Canada-Korea relations. Strictly speaking, […]

What’s In A Name?

January 6, 2015 · by · in World Affairs · 1 Comment

William Shakespeare has many memorable, oft quoted lines, including the one about the rose. You know the one, from Romeo and Juliet, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” The implication is that names are unimportant. I disagree. Names help define who we are and how we feel about ourselves. Parents spend […]