by Patrick Rhone, Master Generalist
This pandemic is a test of your empathy and compassion 1. It’s a test to see if you’re willing to make even the smallest sacrifices to protect others from a potentially harmful disease. A test to practice loving your neighbor as much as yourself 2 . It’s a test to see how much you care … Continue reading “This is a test…”
Today’s stay at home project #1: Fountain Pen Cleaning.
I choose my mentors. Mentors don’t find you 1. You find them. Mentors don’t have to know they are your mentors. You don’t have to let them know, either. Just let them mentor. Sometimes, mentors come in the form of friends. Many of my mentors likely didn’t/don’t know they we’re/are my mentors. Some of those … Continue reading “Notes on mentors…”
My wife, daughter, and I will be taking a long weekend in NYC later this month. We’ll be there from the 19th through the 21st. Not sure we’ll be able to swing a meet-up sort of thing, but lunch, dinner, or a drink might be keen. Let me know (email patrick@patrickrhone.com)if anyone is interested in … Continue reading “New Year, New York”
22 Reasons Planet Earth Wins ‘Best Planet Ever, Anywhere’ Award 2016: http://blog.strategicedge.co.uk/2017/01/22-reasons-planet-earth-wins-best-planet-ever-anywhere-award-2016.html I’d like to verify #1 personally.
I was away on vacation for most of this past week. We were up on Madeline Island, part of the Apostle Island chain in Lake Superior. Most of the island gets no cellular reception at all and few of the privately rented places (like the one we were at) have internet service as they are … Continue reading “Some Places You’ll Find Me”
Over the ten-plus years of this blog, I have had many people comment on the look and feel of the site. They like my “logo” or the “clean and minimal look and feel”1. They like the consistency of my “branding” across all of my sites2. Or, any number of things along these same stylistic lines. … Continue reading “About My Personal Brand…”
Civil rights, regardless of race, was not truly protected in this country for almost 200 years. Despite the fact that the Bill of Rights itself should have had it covered, it had to be spelled out and made clear by passage of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868 and was not fully protected until nearly 100 … Continue reading “You Say You Want A Revolution?”
There |tkkay|referrer|diidd is safety in silence. There is no risk in being quiet and doing nothing. Ignoring problems may not make them go away but, at least, you are less likely to take the blame. In fact, if they try, you can say you didn’t know about the problem and blame someone else instead. You … Continue reading “Be Quiet”
Yesterday I asked if there was anything I could do for you. I a a few people ask in return if there was anything they could do for me. I thought I would share that here as well. First of all, I write here every day. Every day, I face the fear and try to … Continue reading “What You Can Do For Me”