Life Sparkles If You Look

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Life Sparkles If You Look

    Despite an annoying first impression, the world actually sparkles with beauty- if you carefully look. John Burroughs once noted that, “The longer I live, the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and the wonder of the world.” But, the world is not just beautiful in some places; nay, its beauty, though often subtle, permeates all nature and circumstance.     Huck Finn, when asked by Ms. Watson, ‘Don’t you want to go to Heaven?’, responded that if it was just all sitting around on a cloud all day, playing a harp, then it sounded pretty dull, and he would just go wherever Tom was going.     It is as difficult to imagine a heaven without humor as it is without beauty. And the longer that I live, I find that humor permeates creation along with beauty.        If there is no humor in heaven, I reckon I'll just go with Tom and Huck.

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    Road Trip!

    I want to hear from you! Click here to share your thoughts...The trip across the Bering land bridge and to America: A newlywed couple leaves and their great, great, great grandkids get there. Just leaving is “pushing the envelope” far beyond what most of us ever consider. And, how would our values and ideas change on the way?  Take a trip with me to consider.   Click on TRANSCRIPT, above, to read.  Or, just click play.  Thanks for being here! 

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    Disaster and Friends

    I want to hear from you! Click here to share your thoughts...     Disasters really reveal your friends.  Sometimes disasters ARE your friends.  But, sometimes disasters are man made:  like the Boston molasses spill.  A wave of molasses 40 feet high roared through the streets of Boston killing 21 people and knocking over buildings.  Or, the Galveston hurricane- the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history with 10,000 people killed.  But, the response of Galveston to that disaster was nothing less than spectacular.Note:  Each disaster outlined is 100% true.  Google 'em.  I don't make this stuff up....    Click on TRANSCRIPT, above, to read.  Or, just click play.  Thanks for being here!

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    Ace's Balloon & Hoolahoop... Incident

    I want to hear from you! Click here to share your thoughts...Who knew that giving away hoolahoops could cause such a fuss??? Well, anyone who knows Ace would not be surprised. But, the Earth Day celebration was... caught off-guard.    Click on TRANSCRIPT, above, to read.  Or, just click play.  Thanks for being here!

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    Ace's Beautiful Rubble

    I want to hear from you! Click here to share your thoughts...     We are all human beings in balance. We tolerate negative aspects of people in balance for a greater part of themselves. What I like about Ace is his honesty.  Most of us, at some time, shade the truth to meet our own need. Even sometimes sub-consciously, we put a spin on a description. Ace is amazingly straightforward.  In fact, “straight ahead” could be his motto. But, you’ll see what I mean in a bit.     Click on TRANSCRIPT, above, to read.  Or, just click play.  Thanks for being here!

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    Verily, Careful What You Collect!

    I want to hear from you! Click here to share your thoughts...Walt Whitman, John Burroughs and John Muir were all good friends and even traveled together.  One common element they all shared (besides a love of nature!) was an aversion to collecting unnecessary physical possessions.  This was part of the three great American's philosophy that formed their belief of karma- though they did not use the word.  In this episode learn about karma (though they did not use that word), doing your best to be your best, and being afraid of sharks!

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    Jury Duty

    I want to hear from you! Click here to share your thoughts...I recently had jury duty, and it was harder to get out of than I figured. And, my faith in American justice has been shaken.  These people were in outer space!    Click on TRANSCRIPT, above, to read.  Or, just click play.  Thanks for being here! 

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Despite an annoying first impression, the world actually sparkles with beauty- if you carefully look. John Burroughs once noted that, “The longer I live, the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and the wonder of the world.” But, the world is not just beautiful in some places; nay, its beauty, though often subtle, permeates all nature and circumstance.     Huck Finn, when asked by Ms. Watson, ‘Don’t you want to go to Heaven?’, responded that if it was just all sitting around on a cloud all day, playing a harp, then it sounded pretty dull, and he would just go wherever Tom was going.     It is as difficult to imagine a heaven without humor as it is without beauty. And the longer that I live, I find that humor permeates creation along with beauty.        If there is no humor in heaven, I reckon I'll just go with Tom and Huck.

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John Franklin

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