Passion Into Practice
Make Your Work Remarkable Career to Fit Your Passion
Remarkable work is work where one feels engaged, whole and able to transform.
Friday, May 26, 2006
Thursday, May 25, 2006
A “Mere” $300 Billion: Should a $300 Billion Deficit Be Considered a Victory?
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 5/22/06
Five points:
1. Rising inequality contributes to revenue growth.
2. Revenue growth will likely slow.
3. A $300 billion deficit increases the burden on future generations.
4. At 2.3 percent of GDP, a $300 billion deficit is well above historical norms.
5. At this stage of the business cycle, the deficit should be much lower.
Five points:
1. Rising inequality contributes to revenue growth.
2. Revenue growth will likely slow.
3. A $300 billion deficit increases the burden on future generations.
4. At 2.3 percent of GDP, a $300 billion deficit is well above historical norms.
5. At this stage of the business cycle, the deficit should be much lower.
Malnutrition slows growth of half Niger kids
UNICEF per Reuters: "A joint study by the Niger government and UNICEF found an average of 15.3 percent of children were suffering acute malnutrition, with the far north being the worst hit region."
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Leadership Resource
Right Reality - David Batstone
See also: Triple P Quiz
See also: Triple P Quiz
Work is important. But what motivates you at work? Is there a purpose - something beyond your reward - that animates your daily work life? Or are you driven by a passion for a way of working or a project? Is it profit - either money itself or some other form of measurable reward - that motivates your work?
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Christ Among the Partisans
Garry Wills, New York Times
THERE is no such thing as a "Christian politics." If it is a politics, it cannot be Christian. Jesus told Pilate: "My reign is not of this present order. If my reign were of this present order, my supporters would have fought against my being turned over to the Jews. But my reign is not here" (John 18:36). Jesus brought no political message or program.
THERE is no such thing as a "Christian politics." If it is a politics, it cannot be Christian. Jesus told Pilate: "My reign is not of this present order. If my reign were of this present order, my supporters would have fought against my being turned over to the Jews. But my reign is not here" (John 18:36). Jesus brought no political message or program.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Contrary To President’s Claim, Large Majority of Americans Ultimately Will Lose From Tax Reconciliation Bill
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, May 17, 2006:
Some 68 percent of all American households will receive no tax cut at all from the legislation, and the average tax cut for households in the middle fifth of the income distribution will be $20. While the $43,000 average tax cut that households with incomes over $1 million will get from the bill could have a significant impact on a family’s finances, it hardly seems that the loss of a $20 tax benefit would qualify as a disaster.
Some 68 percent of all American households will receive no tax cut at all from the legislation, and the average tax cut for households in the middle fifth of the income distribution will be $20. While the $43,000 average tax cut that households with incomes over $1 million will get from the bill could have a significant impact on a family’s finances, it hardly seems that the loss of a $20 tax benefit would qualify as a disaster.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Monday, May 08, 2006
Todd Hunter interview
Off The Map - Idealab: "the question becomes 'how do we die to our inferior lives of self-control and sin and pick up the superior life of apprenticing our selves to Jesus and following him into a new life, a new reality…the Kingdom of God'."
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Wimber: The Leader
John Wimber founded the Vineyard movement, which our home church is part of. This is a brief overview of his life and vision: Kingdomrain.net
Business Leaders For Sensible Priorities
Business Leaders For Sensible Priorities - A non-partisan, non-political, rational governance organization.
Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities was formed in 1998 because top American businesspeople believe that the federal government's spending priorities are undermining our national security. Advised by retired admirals and generals, Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities' 650 members include the present or former CEOs of Bell Industries, Black Entertainment Television, Goldman Sachs, Men's Warehouse, and Phillips Van Heusen - as well as Ted Turner and Paul Newman.
Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities was formed in 1998 because top American businesspeople believe that the federal government's spending priorities are undermining our national security. Advised by retired admirals and generals, Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities' 650 members include the present or former CEOs of Bell Industries, Black Entertainment Television, Goldman Sachs, Men's Warehouse, and Phillips Van Heusen - as well as Ted Turner and Paul Newman.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Friday, April 14, 2006
Friday, April 07, 2006
2006 Congressional Pig Book
Citizens Against Government Waste
The 2006 Congressional Pig Book is the latest installment of Citizens Against Government Waste’s (CAGW) 16-year exposé of pork-barrel spending. This year’s list includes: $13,500,000 for the International Fund for Ireland, which helped finance the World Toilet Summit; $6,435,000 for wood utilization research; $1,000,000 for the Waterfree Urinal Conservation Initiative; and $500,000 for the Sparta Teapot Museum in Sparta, N.C.
The 2006 Congressional Pig Book is the latest installment of Citizens Against Government Waste’s (CAGW) 16-year exposé of pork-barrel spending. This year’s list includes: $13,500,000 for the International Fund for Ireland, which helped finance the World Toilet Summit; $6,435,000 for wood utilization research; $1,000,000 for the Waterfree Urinal Conservation Initiative; and $500,000 for the Sparta Teapot Museum in Sparta, N.C.
Claim That Tax Cuts “Pay For Themselves” Is Too Good To Be True
Data Show No “Free Lunch” Here, 3/8/06
More detailed and thoughtful analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
More detailed and thoughtful analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
April is here, time to cut loose of politics
I've enjoyed the work of Garrison Keillor for many years, and I still turn on the radio at 5 PM on most Saturday afternoons for A Prairie Home Companion. His recent reincarnation as a political commentator is also a delight.
The man is an artist, deftly daubing words and images from far domains onto a plain canvas, gently touching old dreams and memories to craft a compelling creation, all soft and sweet, except for the sharp edges, which can be very sharp.
The danger of enjoying him too much is that it can inspire one to attempt to scale the heights he owns, even those who should not take on the project, because they lack the necessary equipment.
Enjoy this thoughtfully crafted gem, disguised as an ode to spring and to love: from The Chicago Tribune
The man is an artist, deftly daubing words and images from far domains onto a plain canvas, gently touching old dreams and memories to craft a compelling creation, all soft and sweet, except for the sharp edges, which can be very sharp.
The danger of enjoying him too much is that it can inspire one to attempt to scale the heights he owns, even those who should not take on the project, because they lack the necessary equipment.
Enjoy this thoughtfully crafted gem, disguised as an ode to spring and to love: from The Chicago Tribune
Monday, March 27, 2006
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