An article in the recent Equus magazine entitled "The Deworming Revolution: A Change in Tactics" fascinated me as much for its implications to the horse world as for its similarity to the the challenge we face with the overuse of antibiotics in human medicine (for an intro to the MRSA dilemma see my post "Know …
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Quitting Wrinkles the Soul
"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." ~ Sir Edmund Hillary When I think of all of the remarkable achievements mankind has under its belt, I am humbled yet inspired to continue to grow and develop, all the days of my life. Every obstacle you meet, every challenge you face is an opportunity …
The Purpose of Mankind
What would you say is the purpose of mankind? I had a fascinating conversation yesterday with a friend of mine about classical education, 18th and 19th century American history, the great pendulum upon which humanity seems to swing and finally, what we both do for a living and why. My friend, a classically trained equestrian …
Mind moves matter, if you let it.
"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." ~ Marcus Aurelius The practice of yoga is more challenging - and more rewarding - than it looks. One of the lessons I took home with my shaky legs and becalmed mind was that your mind can stand …
Enriching Down-Time
"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body." ~ Benjamin Franklin Of the things that you do at home, how many are truly enriching versus simply entertaining? Entertainment options have proliferated over the last few decades. Cable and satellite television. The internet. iPhone, …
Uncorrupted Reason
I came across a remarkable collection of works produced by Thomas Cole, the English-born American artist who is credited with founding the Hudson River School. Cole possessed an uncommon ability to capture broad strokes of history in his landscapes. Cole aimed to produce a "higher style of landscape" imbued with romanticism and naturalism unparalleled in …
Dead Symbols
I am reading a book recommended by a friend called "The Culture of Classicism", written by history professor Caroline Winterer. The author notes that the book "charts how Americans over the course of the 19th century fundamentally changed their relationship with classical antiquity, seeking in the remote past new guides for modern life." The late …
What is education?
"The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life." ~ Plato The transition into the 20th century was a watershed event for both medicine and education. Over the course of a few decades, medical education and the system of primary and secondary education employed in our nation relinquished their classical …
Pathological Disbelief and Intellectual Terror
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny..." ~ Isaac Asimov One of the great obstacles to progress in scientific understanding was well described by Nobel Prize-winning Cambridge emeritus professor Brian Josephson as "pathological disbelief." Josephson used the term …
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Stop and Hear the Music
A friend of mine brought the following story to my attention the other day and I am so excited to share it with you this morning. A number of articles were written on an experiment that took place several years ago in Washington, but this article from the Huffington Post is particularly cogent to our …
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