Certainly, the re-birth of America has begun. President Obama has asked each of us to do our part, knowing it won’t be easy, saying, “the challenges we face are real, they are serious and they are many.” Surely, as we are re-born, the world “out there” will begin to look new to us. But, what about our inner world? Will each of us make the necessary changes on the inside to help enable this transformation? How?
People keep telling me they’re worried about November 4, and they cite that seemingly never-ending stream of off-topic distractions in politics. First of all, it’s going to be a landslide, as long as most registered voters vote. I predicted that before the primaries were over. There’s plenty of evidence of this, but one hidden bonus [...]
You can tell a lot about someone by their office. Or study. What’s in it, how it’s kept, what’s on the walls … these are all clues. This is a photo of Andrew Carnegie’s study, around 1905. It was inside his mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City. That’s where Carnegie lived after selling [...]
As I mentioned yesterday, I felt honored to be asked to join the Advisory Council for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Andrew Carnegie (r.) with Booker T. Washington. One reason I feel so honored is because I graduated from C.M.U. with a degree in Civil Engineering, but I’m not [...]
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