Category Archives: In the world

One Language

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Eric Winger

“Although we all speak many languages, we are here together tonight speaking only one language.” — paraphrased from Elvera, a PAX exchange student from Kyrgyzstan Thirteen languages were spoken tonight. Each speaker came to the microphone not only to introduce … Continue reading →

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The Postcards All Have The Same Shape

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Eric Winger

“We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box. ” — Robert Fulghum One … Continue reading →

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Open Doors. Open Minds.

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Eric Winger

“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” — Alexander Graham Bell When you open a … Continue reading →

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A Grain Of Rice

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Eric Winger

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” — Robert Brault It’s hard to imagine anyone looking at a grain of rice 10,000 years ago and saying, “Hey, I’ll bet we … Continue reading →

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The Oldest Font

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Eric Winger

Son: “I can’t read that, it’s in a weird font.” Father: “It’s called handwriting.” — A brief conversation in our house It may not be quick, it may not be pretty, and it may not even be legible. But I’ll … Continue reading →

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Quantity Begets Quality … I Hope

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Eric Winger

“Just do it.” — Nike slogan A few months ago, I announced that after 800+ posts, I was going to move away from daily posting. My hope was that I would have more time to think and generate ideas about … Continue reading →

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Those Little White Dashes

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Eric Winger

“Never worry about numbers.  Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” — Mother Teresa As our family drove on an epic 4,000 mile family vacation this past week, we passed through a vast … Continue reading →

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Losing Sight

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Eric Winger

In my last post, I wrote that the real tragedy of Trayvon Martin was that he wouldn’t be the last. I made a mistake. The real tragedy is that I failed to remember Trayvon, first, as a person, a child. A … Continue reading →

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Reminders

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Eric Winger

“If you look at Kiva.org, people with a very modest amount of money can make a huge positive impact all around the world.” — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton When Kiva sent me an email stating that I had $27 in … Continue reading →

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A Magical, Mysterious, Paradox: Appreciating The In-Betweeners Day 7 (Final Day)

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Eric Winger

“It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” — Winston Churchill I got nothing, yet I have everything. Monday – a nurse. Tuesday – a teacher. Wednesday – a neighbor. Thursday – a band director. Friday – an aunt. Saturday … Continue reading →

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