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On unintended consequences and memorable movie music

Jaws (novel)
Jaws (novel) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Now if that book cover isn’t ominous, I don’t know what is.  It doesn’t even need the rows of supersized teeth that were added in the film’s promotional posters and later editions of the novel.  The mere idea that there’s something lurking underneath, something you can’t see, something much bigger than you, waiting to snatch you up in its terrible jaws. Continue reading “On unintended consequences and memorable movie music”

On Respect

If there’s one thing that I consider non-negotiable in life, it’s respect.  Working with young people on a daily basis I feel it especially important to teach them how to show respect.  I also find it heartbreaking that society apparently no longer sees respect as a necessary value. We no longer respect our governments, laws, traffic regulations, parents, children, authority figures, people who serve, each other. Continue reading “On Respect”