Magazine / Pacifico Reflections
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Petty Politics
They were all ages, their educations were unique and difference, their experiences wide and varied. They represented a broad range of professions and careers. Their interests were numerous and often very deep. By personality they were what one ... -
Challenges And Opportunities
Although the words challenge and opportunity may appear to be somewhat opposite, they are actually closely tied. The outbreak of Covid-19 has demonstrated the interrelatedness of these words in harsh and unmistakably clear terms. For some the chall... -
The Art Of Being Wrong
She was starting the first of a five-year surgical residency. On that particular Monday morning she was attending her first grand round. In addition to the other four surgical residents in her class, there was the hospital’s chief resident, a ge... -
Sea Legs
He entered World War II after high school. He enlisted in the Navy for the duration and six months. He was discharged in the spring of ’46. Although he was happy to be headed home, he quickly found that he missed being on the open sea. After... -
Lincoln’s Return Visit
Standing just outside of the David Wills House on the square of Gettysburg, is a sculpture titled Return Visit. In this life-sized work of art, sculptor J. Seward Johnson, Jr. features Abraham Lincoln and a contemporary visitor to Gettysburg. Linco... -
New Normal
The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 started shortly before 8:00 AM when the first wave of planes struck. The assault of the second wave was over just before 10:00 AM. Within two hours, the world had changed in ways that most Americans ... -
Windy Days
It was one of the windiest days in recent months. Trees that still had some leaves swayed rather briskly as the winds hit them. It was cool. The wind made it feel almost cold. Leaving his house, he headed north for a short distance. The wind was... -
A New Year’s Mission
His New Year’s resolutions, like most everyone else’s, were always well intended, and like most other folks, he began the year working to turn his resolution into a reality. However, and once again like most other folks, he soon lost interest in... -
Friendly Advice
From time to time you, like most people, someone offers you some words of friendly advice. It often comes on the heels of a phrase like, “I thought you ought to know. . .” or “I just felt the need to tell you that . . .” Some of this advice... -
Throwing A Fish Back In
Like most folks who fish, he has his favorite spots. It's kind of a lazy place, if places can be lazy, and not many folks know about it. He was there not long ago, and he learned a great lesson that another fisherman had been taught as a child. It... -
No Strings Attached
Her grandfather purchased land with the modest pension he received as a result of injuries suffered during the Spanish-American War in 1898. The family hunted and fished on the land, and there was a small cabin near the top of the mountain. There ... -
Bad Talk
She was a nice enough person, but she engaged in more than her share of negative talk. Her family had gotten used to it over the years, even though it was still bothersome. Her friends, at least the ones she had not put off totally, had learned to ... -
Modern Gladiators
In many ancient societies gladiators provided a common form of entertainment. The ancient battlers either fought each other, or engaged in combat with wild animals. In either case they were fighting and in most cases suffering for the entertainment... -
Happy Mid-Year
What do eleven pounds lost; 30 minutes of walking three or four times a week; a credit card debt cut by a third; three chapters written; one grad course done; five new clients; long-overdue medical, dental, and eye exams completed or scheduled; atten... -
Faux Pas Credits
Have you ever noticed that some people seem to enjoy very resilient social and interpersonal relationships? They make mistakes, they get into embarrassing situations, and they’re responsible for social blunders, but for some reason, their social an... -
Five Minutes
He always keeps things in perspective. Good or bad, happy or sad, easy time or tough time, his outlook is essentially positive. As a senior associate and mentor, he is a solid role model for those who work with him. He is an expert in his field. ... -
Little Stones
By any standard it was an ordinary garden. You could say it was your garden-variety garden. It started with a pile of dirt left over from excavation needed to build a small garage. Not having any place to put it, he decided to level it off and let... -
Complainers
We've all met them, put up with them, endured them, been annoyed by them, chuckled at them, found them bothersome, and at times acted exactly like them. They are complainers. Regardless of the time, the place, the situation, or the circumstance, t... -
Details
Her health had been failing and her prospects for survival did not look good. Doctors from around the country all offered the same grim prognosis. Even though her husband had become a captain of American industry, he stood beside her all but helple... -
Get Out Of Your Own Way
Life is filled with obstacles. Some are real and some are imaginary. They can be big or little barriers that keep you from doing what you want to do, or at minimum, they are impediments to progress that frustrate you along the way. When you push t...