Lap Swimming as Meditation

Central to meditation, and the Eastern philosophy of Yoga, is control of the breath or prana or life force. The essence of swimming laps is control of the breath. As a young adult, I frequently swam across the several lakes that bordered my home … [Read more...]

Explore the World

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness, and many ... need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's life. — … [Read more...]

Integrity in the Classroom

Cheating in college classrooms is reaching epidemic proportions with more than 74 percent admitting to cheating during their college career. I suspect, that the number is larger than that. Most academic violations occur due to plagiarism, cheating on … [Read more...]

#thisis2016

The Asian American community in the US has rallied through a national initiative to highlight their experiences with racial encounters. An example of pathetically poor journalism was when FOX News sent a local reporter to China Town, in a big city. … [Read more...]