Mitigating Chaos

This is another pice performed by Jan Liebermann.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to provide a brief in-service training for one of our local hospice organizations.

While there are so many topics I can discuss under the title’s umbrella, I will stick to one which is but a fond memory.

“Talk to someone about themselves and they will listen for hours” -Dale Carnegie (1888 – 1955) I received my copy of this book back in the mid 1980s when I was fortunate to be able to take the Dale Carnegie Course®, known as “Effective Speaking and Human…

To love is to risk not being loved in return.

A piece by my favorite composer, Dietrich Buxtehude, which leans towards his quieter, more reflective side.

You don’t have to be everyone’s sunshine.

Another TBT from the old blog, circa 2017.

Pets are great happiness boosters.

Below is the recent email blast from former boxer and blues singer from Tupelo, MS, Paul Thorn.

If you know, you know.

In honor of my wife putting up to me for 40 years.

Time flies.

Thursday was the first time that I was able to spend a day with my wife, our three daughters, and five grandchildren at the beach on Hilton Head Island.

I’m excited!

Your time on earth is limited.

I have been involved in the world of “death care” since my first job at a funeral home during the Summer of 1978.

I have always been amazed by the old, tracker organs.

“As a leader, you should never be too busy to listen because it’s the ultimate form of respect any leader can give to their team.”

From my Old Undertaker Blog, A Simple Village Undertaker.

“All decisions include errors.

“A smart person watches patterns, not promises.”

Sometimes, you are lucky enough to “have a moment”.

“The last century has produced an abundance of ideologies that pretend that pretend to be keys to history but are actually nothing but desperate efforts to escape responsibility.”

Dr.

This is a story I told a few years ago.

“If there were not God, there would be no atheists.”

“For changes to occur, we have to embrace them over and over.

I found this peppy piece just yesterday and I chose to use it in place of another documentary that I had saved a few weeks ago.

“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions, rather than their results.”

A few years ago, a man from Lexington, SC wrote a comment on one of my blog posts about 9-11, in which he pointed out that “Never Forget” makes use of two negative terms.

This was one of my favorite . . . and most viewed posts from back in the day of the old blog.

Ants Never Quit Block their path, they will climb over.

“It is difficult to demand change in our world, when we demand no change in ourselves.”

“Old age is a thing. . . last night I was in bed for 20 minutes when I heard the pizza guy cough.

A mysterious beginning, distant bells, and finally the full power of one of Germany’s largest pipe organs!

If you are lucky enough to have/had a dog that loves to chase balls, you probably still have a tennis ball under at least one piece of furniture.

I found this over on Substack and Ivana (@ivanaunfiltered) shines some light on current views.

“Our differences are reasons to Celebrate.”

Sissy and Theo are at school.

The Dorian Toccata, BWV 538, performed by “Max P.” on the Cavaill’e-Coll organ, located in St.Omer Cathedral, France. on July 12, 2026.