The Truth About Frogs

August 14, 2012

I remember how shocked I was to learn that if you put a frog in a pan of cold water and slowly heated up the frog will not stay in the pan that will jump out when the water becomes uncomfortable. I was shocked because for most of my life I’ve been using that analogy about If you haven’t heard it, it is an analogy that relates to people becoming numb or in different to the situation. The analogy being a frog when placed in coldwater that is gradually heated will not perceive the gradual temperature increase and allow himself to be boiled just because he had become desensitized to the situation he was in and the need for action.

The Lone Swimmer

July 14, 2012 Leave a comment

It is funny how events often come together in unexpected ways. Early one week, I was looking for a quote to help me get started on an article I was writing. I was looking for a quotation on success and had chosen this quote by Booker T. Washington:

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.”

Little did I know that, later in the week, I would have an opportunity to see an example of Booker’s observation for myself. Read more of this post

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Mark Bower

I was born and raised in San Francisco but have lived in 18 different cities and have visited 49 of the 50 states (I am missing Alaska). New things have always facinated me and I have experiences that range from packing incence with the Hari Krishna to earn a meal to wearing a suit, vest, and tie to work for many years. I have a wonderful wife, two grown children, and I am a part time Catholic. It is a wonderful world with it's rich tapestry of people, backgrounds, opinions, points of view, and all the other characteristics that make life joyous and perplexing but always interesting. I would like to take the opportunity to look at some the more interesting things that are going on and share my thoughts as well as, hopefully, your own. Join me as we try to figure this out together.

The Truth About Frogs