By-products: Secondary or incidental products from a process of manufacture or fabrication. The most significant by-products of the oil industry are: Plastics, Synthetic Fibers, Fertilizers, Detergents, and Rubber. In total, over 6,000 items are produced using petroleum byproducts, with 96% of everyday products relying on oil and natural gas byproducts in some way…
Attrition: A wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment. In Dictionary.com the strongest opposite is ‘happiness’. It would seem therefore that a ‘war of attrition’ is definitely, not a happy engagement…
“Say Uncle” (or “cry uncle”) is a North American phrase from about 1900, used to force a bullied or losing child to concede defeat, often by forcing them to say “uncle” to end a physical struggle. What more to say, as the world waits with bated breath to see which side in the conflict bordering on WW3 will “cry uncle” first?
“Hoofing it”, is an informal idiom meaning to walk or travel on foot, especially when other transportation is unavailable. I recalled the words yesterday when my granddaughter sent me a pic of her step count of 17,812 (9.26 miles). We used the term in my hippie days in the early 70’s when we had few alternatives…
Connection: A circle of friends or associates or a member of such a circle. Humans are social beings as we cannot develop language without other humans around us in our formative years. Therefore, if we cannot become productively ‘connected’, with other human beings we will eventually cease to exist…
Advice: An opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc. From as soon as we are able to understand words we are given advice and perhaps one reason for the saying, “hire a teenager while they still know everything!”
Emotion & Reason: The relationship between emotion and reason is not one of simple opposition, but rather a complex, interdependent partnership, according to insights from neuroscience and psychology. While traditionally viewed as conflicting forces—reason as the slow, logical guide and emotion as the impulsive, irrational urge—modern research suggests they are two sides of the same coin, working together to guide human behavior and decision-making…
Fluid: (adjective) Changing readily; shifting; not fixed, stable, or rigid. 71% of our planet is covered by water. The human body is composed of approximately 50% to 60% water on average. Infants the highest between 70%-75% and dropping as we age. To remain healthy we require about 3 liters of water daily and without water we can only live about 3 to 4 days. Bruce Lee, the most profound martial artist, wisely advised, “be like water.”
Distance runners focus on endurance of 3km (1.9 miles) and longer such as 5Ks, 10Ks, half-marathons, and marathons. In the fall of 1965 when I was attending Nova High School in West Fort Lauderdale, Florida, one Phys Ed period we had to run laps (437.5 yards / 400 meters) on the outdoor track…
Stature: Degree of development attained; level of achievement. For most of human history the primary concern was physical survival. However, in the last 200 years thanks to material advancements, there is a common quest to gain stature within society…