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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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Compassionate Minds

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Eric Winger

Eleanor Roosevelt wrote, “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” All well and good. But to me, it’s more important to remember – Compassionate minds discuss ideas for events that help people. Yesterday’s gift of … Continue reading →

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An Easy And Fun Way To Give Back

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Eric Winger

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.” — Mother Teresa There were a lot of well-fed people. Sitting at the train station waiting for our exchange student Mariana to get back from downtown classes, I saw … Continue reading →

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No Words

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Eric Winger

“A nod, a bow, and a tip of the lid to the person who coulda and shoulda and did.” — Robert Brault, A Poem Missing the Word Woulda Sometimes, there is nothing to say. But that doesn’t mean something can’t … Continue reading →

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The Hot Coal

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” — The Buddha I was becoming absorbed in my own thoughts as I slowly … Continue reading →

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Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 339 – Giving Time For A Bamboo

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Eric Winger

“Actually, I’m an overnight success, but it took twenty years” — Monty Hall Bamboo can grow at a rate of two inches per hour. But the poor bamboo farmer has a problem. It may grow quickly, but bamboo takes a … Continue reading →

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Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 308 – Time Contraction

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Eric Winger

“Arguments over grammar and style are often as fierce as those over IBM versus Mac, and as fruitless as Coke versus Pepsi and boxers versus briefs.” – Jack Lynch For a long time I tried not to use grammatical contractions … Continue reading →

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Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 203 – Freerice And A Hug

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Eric Winger

Was in the office all day, so played a little freerice tonight and gave something tiny. “… since it takes 400 grams or about 19,200 grains of rice to feed one adult for a day.” — – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freerice#Milestones I’ve contributed a meager 3780 grains … Continue reading →

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