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About Me

Simplicity & broadening my horizon. Drop me a line.

My Interests

Living well, working smart, having fun, and trusting in the good that is in the universe.

I'd like to meet:

Cool people.

Music:

All that moves my soul.

Movies:

Too many to mention.

Television:

CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes, Nip Tuck, Daybreak.

Books:

On Beauty, The Road Less Traveled & dissertation stuff. The Sunday NY Times, of course.

Heroes:

Ed Bradley, Arthur Ashe, Tiger Woods, Diane Rehm and advocates of the disenfranchised.

My Blog

Walking on sunshine!!

My beloved Indianapolis Colts won!! What an incredible game it was. I'm sooo happy & walking on sunshine, yeah yeah. And don't if feel good!Keep it real....
Posted by X Factor on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:02:00 PST

On suffering and overcoming

I just returned from a short military field duty. It was nice to experience a mini-exercise, which was shortened by the icy weather this week. Plus, the experience generated some thoughts about hardsh...
Posted by X Factor on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:12:00 PST

Relationship Losers

I was invited to a party last nite. It was an annual set that a friend's gives around birthday time. Though I've attended in the past, this year I declined based on the mixed emotions that I got when ...
Posted by X Factor on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:15:00 PST

More on the race card

It's interesting to see two front page stories on the Sunday NY Times dealing with race and football. It could easily be race and sports or race and culture or race and American life. Any slant will d...
Posted by X Factor on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:51:00 PST

Quick change of events

On my way home from the office today, I was smiling as I was thinking that I have a good life. I couldn't put my finger on any significant drama at the moment. But I could easily recall how I had seri...
Posted by X Factor on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:24:00 PST

Started the year out on the under

Yes, I started the year out on the under. That is, as in underwater. I am now swimming a few times a week doing laps as I take a sabbatical from spinning. I decided it was time to give my body a rest....
Posted by X Factor on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 06:43:00 PST

The Sweetness of My Marriage

I just read an essay entitled "A Housecleaning that Swept Out the Ashes of My Marriage," by Dena Crosson. It's a wonderful piece that helped me solidify some feelings concerning my own marriage. The a...
Posted by X Factor on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 08:06:00 PST

That Common Man Feeling

Today, I had to handle up on some business with the court system. As I was walking away, I had this feeling of doing everyday business of everyday people. It felt like a common man. It was a good feel...
Posted by X Factor on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 06:57:00 PST

Working out for immediate gratification

Frequently, someone says to me that they "need to get in shape." This lament has echoes of wants and desires that are going unfulfilled. I've learned that there may be a good reason for this condition...
Posted by X Factor on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:27:00 PST

Working out for immediate gratification

Frequently, someone says to me that they "need to get in shape." This lament has echoes of wants and desires that are going unfulfilled. I've learned that there may be a good reason for this condition...
Posted by X Factor on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:27:00 PST