The Hat of Liberty
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Posts By Mark Danielson
Is the Big Mac a good hamburger?
Is it too late, or do we have time to reshape thought, mind, body and spirit to the requirements of this, our time here? For convenience, we feed on fats and grease and extruded loaves of sugar. Left with a diet of sugar and grains devoid of nutrients we get of all things, fat! WeRead… Read more »
Extreme Wilderness HR
Cape Yakataga. Actual picture above. We had a couple of men up there for the first year we operated, and then the next year we had one good man, Bill, stay up there as fishing was slow. The salmon came in their annual rush to other places and we left Bill at Yakataga with suppliesRead… Read more »
A bundle of sticks
The thin, knobby stick breaks easily when swung over the knee of the first obstacle in its way. The small bundle of sticks swinging freely together takes a hard step of obstruction to break and fall away. The large bundle of sticks proves unwieldy as each tries to wobble in its own direction. However; theRead… Read more »
The Ancient Mariner vs. the Old Sailor
Words make all the difference. It is not the progress that is feared, it is the change. Small changes are less feared than large changes. So, if less small progress (and less fear,) more small changes. More less small progress. Finding the right words; to keep trying combinations until the lock opens: The more lessRead… Read more »
GovLoop Member of the Week – Mark Stelzner
Happy 2009! I’m with Mark Stelzner, the founder of Inflexion Advisors, Washington, D.C. My sincere thanks go to Mark for taking the time for this interview. Where are you from? I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but have spent time in California, Texas and Illinois throughout my adult life. I currently reside in Washington, DC.Read… Read more »
The bus schedule
In our third floor safety meeting yesterday, we drifted to the subject of change. The webmaster weighed in with the currently accepted conservative message regarding public input on the website. I was able to respond, “Change is like the bus. You can either get out of the way, stand in front of it to stopRead… Read more »
The Oxen – Thomas Hardy
Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock. “Now they are all on their knees,” An elder said as we sat in a flock By the embers in hearthside ease. We pictured the meek mild creatures where They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one of us there To doubt they wereRead… Read more »
GovLoop Member of the Week – Adriel Hampton
This is the full Twitter interview. These are the actual words used in real time, presented in the order in which they were used. There is a limit of 140 character spaces per message. • Where are you from? • Hmm. I was born in Modesto, home of Gary Condit, Cary Stayner … I thinkRead… Read more »
Elephant migration (Or, the federal budget process and local government)
Those with antennae to the ground heard them coming months in advance. Drawing near, the thundering, trumpeting and pounding of the pachyderm feet was like a dry thunderstorm. All of us: ants, mice and small creatures of the forest scurried for cover and got into position for the passing. When the train was just abreast,Read… Read more »