http://hamptonroads.com/node/353325 Advice en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:39:36 -0500 In my most truthful moments I will tell you about a conversation I had with a good friend about four years ago, regarding Megan's Law and the Sex Offender Registry (SORNA).  "I don't think it's right, making them live according to the strict laws of the Registry," my friend said, to my horror. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/growing-uprising-against-sorna Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:05:38 -0500 Every now and then something happens that's so unlikely  you might consider it really impossible - statistically speaking.  But people DO win the lottery so the "almost impossible" does indeed happen.  I recently found myself in one of these remarkably unlikely situations.... http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/extraordinary-coincidences Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:35:24 -0500 For all the wonders of traveling by automobile, there are special, magical things we can only see if we walk.    On Princess Anne Rd, near Colonial Ave in Ghent, there is a small cutaway in the fenceline.  A bench sits there, and up on the wall next to the bench is an engraved plaque with a picture of a dog named Andy.  Beneath it is the following writing.... http://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/place-unseen-except-when-walking Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:20:30 -0500 (A continued discussion of Desiderata)  http://hamptonroads.com/2011/10/desiderata-be-yourself Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:31:30 -0400 Desiderata: a continued exploration..... "Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is: many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism." http://hamptonroads.com/2011/09/desiderata-exercise-caution-your-business-affairs Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:47:50 -0400 (Further exploration of DESIDERATA).....   "Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.  Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time." http://hamptonroads.com/2011/09/desiderata-cont-enjoy-your-achievements-well-your-plans Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:34:11 -0400 (A continued exploration of Desiderata....) IF YOU COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS YOU MAY BECOME VAIN AND BITTER, FOR ALWAYS THERE WILL BE GREATER AND LESSER PERSONS THAN YOURSELF. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/07/desiderata-if-you-compare-yourself-others Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:56:44 -0400 A continuing exploration of Desiderata.... "Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit." http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/desiderata-avoid-loud-and-aggressive-persons Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:19:51 -0400 Intuition is one of my favorite topics, and having been embroiled in a compelling drama lately, I got to experience firsthand how intuition works.  During this time I came across a website by Ari Koinuma called Our Best Version and he lists what he considers to be the 9 Indicators that you are "hearing" your intuition (as compared to your "mind" or your "heart"). http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/9-hallmarks-intuition Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:55:16 -0400 A continued exploration of Desiderata....   SPEAK YOUR TRUTH QUIETLY AND CLEARLY,  AND LISTEN TO OTHERS, EVEN THE DULL AND IGNORANT, THEY TOO HAVE THEIR STORY.   http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/desiderata-speak-your-truth-quietly-and-clearly Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:19:31 -0400