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I've been thinking about design... Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple and the man who transformed consumer technology, died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56. The story of his final moments is positively revelatory, especially in light of what his sister, Mona...

I've been thinking about marriage... Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett, married in 1846Frank Butler and Annie Oakley, married in 1882Pierre and Marie Curie, married in 1895George Burns and Gracie Allen, married in 1926Billy and Ruth Bell Graham, married in 1943...

I've been thinking about pressure... Compulsion - the state of being compelledCompelled - to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly; to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure Have you noticed that compelling someone to do something does not work very well?...

I've been thinking about significance... Synchronization or "syncing" is an important piece of technology that has come of age in this generation. We all know that data synchronization between our favorite devices is necessary to keep all of the facets of our daily...

I've been thinking about loneliness... I've been wondering -Is everyone else attending a birthday party that I have not been invited to?Is there a fabulous parade going on somewhere that I am missing?Could the circus be in town?Where is everyone?Sometimes loneliness...

I've been thinking about motivation... Malaise - an indefinite feeling of weakness often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness; a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being I have been contemplating why I am feeling a general sense of malaise. I noticed...

 I've been thinking about my ancestry... I remember my mother using the phrase, The Wreck of the Hesperus, to describe "a really big mess." She would say: "This house/room looks like the wreck of the Hesperus!" In talking with her recently, I asked her if she knew the...

I've been thinking about roots... My parents, Don and Mary Jo Briggs, have been closely connected to a small town in Iowa from many decades. They both were born around Marcus, Iowa - dad in 1927 and mom in 1930. Marcus recently was given a restored 1929 Model A Ford...