David Given Schwarm

Married, Father, United

Arthur C. Clarke

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Take Life Seriously

1. Take life seriously2. Don’t take yourself to seriously3. Communicate4. Take time to be on time5. Make sure I am awake
Novel–Against the Day

Right now, I am reading Against the day which is novel mostly in length–it is really long.
Be Present

1. Be Present2. Don’t judge others3. Always know the truth between right and wrong4. Intuition & impulse5. All things are related
Across the Universe

This was a weird Beatles inspired look at the 1960’s. A lot of it was Hair style hippie silly, stuff like Bono as Ken Kesey; but, a lot of it was really visually excellent. Great camera work, really good visuals, lots of neat puppet stuff–I liked this movie but would not recommend it to anyone.
Morning
Tardy

Jack was late to school. It was Friday. Lisa expected me to come home and get Kate. I got home late because I was working with Scott. So far we have one tardy.
50. Evidence of Simplicity

Words of truth are not always beautiful.Beautiful words are not always true.The way of Tao does not argue.Those who argue are not skilled in Tao. Those who know are not learned.The learned do not know. The wise do not keep anything.Giving to others is joy.Doing for others is happiness. This is the Tao of Heaven,which…
Novel

I am working with the concept of novel for the next few weeks. I am looking at the written form as part of National Novel Writing Month http://www.nanowrimo.org/, I am also trying to get more novels read this month. I am also looking at it in terms of newness–I am not sure how that will…
St. Clement of Rome

Let us consider, then, brethren, of what matter we were formed, who we are, and with what nature we came into the world, and how He Who formed and created us brought us into His world from the darkness of a grave, and prepared his benefits for us before we were born. Since, therefore, we…