We spent last weekend at my hometown’s big annual event and doing our yearly pilgrimage to the Iowa State Fair with our granddaughter. While we were at the fair some banners containing information about Iowa’s agricultural output caught my eye.…
Happy New Year
Please see the PDF file at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/happy-new-year-2007.pdf
Year One
Just before midnight local time on the night of 27-28 August, 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather buoy #42003, located in the Gulf of Mexico roughly at the intersection of a line directly south of Panama City,…
Today’s News
June 23, 2004 I just read the newspaper for the first time in over six weeks. That may not seem like too big of a deal, but I’ve been reading the paper every day there wasone available since I started…
America Knows No Tribe
June 22, 2004 America knows no tribe. This fact was first brought to light for me by a Sikkimese businessman during a three hourinterview I conducted with him on our trip to South Asia earlier this year. We had a…
The Business of Peace
June 7, 2004 Why Peace is Bad for Business From the remote and idealistic perspective of the United States, it is often perplexing why there isno peace here in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians. After all, there…
The Footsteps of History
June 5, 2004 Hello to all, This morning I awoke to the soft pastel light of sunrise illuminating the two story high stone wall ofour bedroom. The light was filtered through the intricately carved stone latticework of the upperrow of…
What Will Be – Introduction, Overview and Essay
Introduction and overview: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/WWB-cover-message-20.pdf What Will Be: http://www.hackneys.com/wwb/