David is supposed to be retired but enjoys being a husband, father, grandfather, friend, Jesuit alumnus, adult educator, writer and small business advisor. He flies his airplane as often as he can, for the absolute joy of it.
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"The present science of Artificial Intelligence is ethnocentric, likely flawed. AI relies on the conceptual framework of understand and improve, and does not consider fundamentals from other cultures."...
Jesse Thistle's intense personal memoir prods readers to acknowledge how systemic poverty, addiction, homelessness and oppression ultimately affects us all. "...
"The group was fluid as were the discussions: never mandated, always challenging, mostly respectful."...
"The trip overturned my presumptions about how the presence of God shows up in our lives."...
"Our isolation has been three weeks now, going from chaos to unceremonious ejection from the normal. My morning prayer wonders how this is the will of God; God is speaking, am I listening?"...
"Dog, Boy and Dad did the pre-flight, loaded luggage and took off westward. Boy and Dog fell into dramamine induced slumber and missed daylight as it passed us crossing the prairies westward. It was like a wedge, moving forward, turning off lights in farm yards and small towns". ...
"Her classmates learned by teaching and each benefited. I got a lot of credit and still wonder how it happened. Her tenacity and life experience brought her to the very edge: a little mentoring pushed her over." ...
"In recent times, I feel an eerie calm: I have a safety net that allows me to behave differently and plan differently."...
"The crowning meditation of The Spiritual Exercises is the contemplation to achieve divine love. But, what has it got to do with flying a small airplane? For me - lots."...
