The Irony of Pain

I am sure all of us do not like pain and regard it as something we try to avoid.  You could say our hypothesis about pain is that it is NOT good.  One of the reasons I am writing this is that my 15 year old niece told me recently that she doesn’t do anything that causes her pain. 

Jazz

I am not much of a music guy.  Don’t get me wrong I like music and I can appreciate the role it plays in our society as well as history, I just never really paid much attention.    As far as I was concerned a conductor of an orchestra just waived a wand around and a group of people plucking strings, blowing horns, pushing buttons, and banging things did just that.  And somehow music was made.   For all I knew a C sharp was some type of cheese.  This was obviously my simple mind at work.

Grand Canyon

I completed a 16 mile hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back up yesterday, it was one of the toughest things I have done in a long time.  Unlike my aching muscles and dehydrated body which are temporary results of the hike, the canyon itself and completing the hike will leave a lasting impression. I am not sure what name I would have chosen for the canyon but GRAND seems

What is your favorite word?

Have you ever asked yourself; what is your favorite word or what is the most meaningful word in your vocabulary?  If you had one word of advice what would it be?