I’m sure we all think we are generous people. That is, we give charity to those we think deserve it. Likewise, we volunteer (some of us) for work helping others.

Over the years I’ve evolved both my volunteer work as well as my charity giving. Here’s how I decide on charity giving.

Sometimes, I get to thinking about the universe and how it seems to function. For example I wonder, how did Earth get formed, how did life begin, and how did life evolve from a single cell organism to mankind?

A friend was kind enough to bring me to last Sunday’s Seahawks game at Century Field. This game was really important in that if the Seahawks won and Carolina beat Atlanta, the Seahawks would get into the NFL playoffs this year.

Having lived on both East and West Coasts, I thought I’d write about some of the holiday differences. Also, there is a considerable difference in holidays on the East Coast between the Northeast and the Southeast (especially Florida).

The Internet is here to stay. While that may not sound revolutionary, in fact the Internet is one of the most disruptive things to come our way since the industrial revolutions.

I’ve written about persistence and tenacity before. This week I wanted to write about persistence from a more “active” view. What I mean is that if we study animals, we see remarkable persistence, which, in fact, should be a lesson to us humans.

Okay, let me start right off by saying I’m no longer a fan of air travel. Why? Simply because in the past 15 years or so, they’ve managed to dehumanize the entire experience.

The fact that you’re reading this column says that you are consuming content. I was thinking the other day about the past, before TV and the Internet, many folks would read books to “help fill the time.”