Ombudsman

Rick Thues February 2, 2021 Uncategorized 1 Comment

Episode #627 February 6, 2021 Many years ago, when i had a question that needed answering, i called the Ombudsman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJcZqGpE5yc The Orange County Register newspaper made an ombudsman available to anyone who called in. The OC Register ombudsman was typically a newsroom reporter. i could ask any question that i could imagine and the ombudsman probably knew the answer. If he did not know the answer, there was someone else in the newsroom that did.  The Ombudsman was better than my Encyclopedia Brittanica because he was well informed with current events. i would have liked calling the ombudsman even...

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Routine

Rick Thues January 25, 2021 Uncategorized 11 Comments

Episode #626 January 30, 2021 We all have routines. Some are natural, some voluntary, some necessary and others imposed.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmdiKePVUy8 Whichever type of routine you have, it is helpful to be reminded. Natural routines, such as heart beating, breathing, hunger and sensing, are automatic. Systems in our bodies remind and compel us to stay on routine. Daily routines are easy to perform because of repetition memory. i choose to do my daily grooming in the same order so i don’t forget something. Exercise, shower, brush hair, take vitamins, floss, brush teeth, mouth wash, lotion and dress. Repeat daily. A...

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Sparrowhawk

Rick Thues January 17, 2021 Uncategorized 5 Comments

Episode #625 January 23, 2021 “The danger in trying to do good is that the mind comes to confuse the intent of goodness with the act of doing things well.” — Ursula Le Guin “The Finder.”     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL7XdoS5Je4 In Ursula Le Guin’s second book of the Earthsea Trilogy (“The Tombs of Atuan”) the wizard Sparrowhawk liberates the Princess from the labyrinth under the castle. Throughout the escape Sparrowhawk uses magic spells and incantations to counter the destruction being caused by evil forces. He bridged the path where earth had fallen away. He repelled falling rocks that would strike them....

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Legacy

Rick Thues January 13, 2021 Uncategorized 4 Comments

Episode #624 January 16, 2021 A legacy is not just a fortune left for relatives and friends to squabble over. It is a reputation and a wisdom that lives on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz1wUmmDHSc An old friend of mine, Ron Coogan, left a legacy that has taught me patience and cunning. He had a pool table in his garage where i would play with him often. Ron wasn’t the best shot, but he had a light touch. He would hit the ball in the general direction of the pocket. He did not aim to sink the ball, but to get the ball close...

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Instinct and Intuition

Rick Thues January 5, 2021 Uncategorized No Comments

Episode #623 January 9, 2021 In my role as consultant i employ instinct and intuition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZolkohYKFk Instinct is an innate hardwired tendency toward a particular behavior. All animals and, arguably, some vegetation have instinct. Birds know where north is. Plants reach toward the sun. Bees dance to show the hive where the nectar is. Humans seek out a mate. Some thinking in psychology (Maslow) is that humans have no instinct. Maslow would have us believe that awareness is strictly built on a pyramid of esteem, then on belonging, then on safety, with a foundation of basic physical needs. The physical...

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Gauges

Rick Thues December 29, 2020 Uncategorized 2 Comments

Episode #622 January 2, 2021 We all use gauges routinely in our lives.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odtgM_9oJ6I When driving a car my eyes go regularly to the speedometer, tachometer, temperature and fuel level gauges. My Prius also had a graphic gauge which showed the apportionment between the electric and gasoline motors. This gauge allowed me to assess the charging level of the battery system. There are also proximity gauges in my car in the form of rear view mirrors and my own depth of vision. When a pilot is visually scanning he spends 1 to 2 seconds in 10° increments scanning the...

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