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OUR LIVES #2 – Finding Eldorado in Florida
Recently I sang in the Oakland East Bay Orchestra performance of Bernstein’s Candide; a lyrical operetta based on Voltaire’s satirical novel. Among Candide’s travels is a stay in a utopian Eldorado, a place were “people live in peace and die of age”. With the words and music still redounding in my head I flew to Orlando for a business meeting at the Disney EPCOT Center, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Wind Energy Association...
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OUR LIVES #1 – The comforts of routine
My first blog is a comment on a prosaic and ubiquitous subject, the comforts of routine. Life is a seamless cycle of sleep and activity. It flows until it stops. It is dynamic like the rhythms of any given day. A lot of the cycle is repetitive; putting on socks, for example. Do we just drag them on or roll them first? Do we think about it? Much of the time is spent in tasks that range from boring to frustrating; commuting on a crowded freeway for example...
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License Politicians?-Educate Citizens
Does god exist? some people ask. God is dead! others declaim. Heresy to doubt! believers reply. Few concepts evoke a broader range of emotion. Given the state of the world and the role religion plays, humanity might be better off if ....
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Choosing a President/Upping the Game
Our President has a litany of attributes known to his detractors. Malignant narcissist is a label posted on his orange forehead by no less than leading Republican conservatives who are desperate to see the back of him...
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Does God Exist?
Does god exist? some people ask. God is dead! others declaim. Heresy to doubt! believers reply. Few concepts evoke a broader range of emotion...
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Reclaiming Lost Land
How Tamar Battles the Railroad in 19th-Century America In the rugged deserts of post-Civil War California, land was more than […]
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Leadership in Times of Crisis
Lessons from Tamar, a Jewish Native American Woman What does it mean to lead when everything you’ve ever known is […]
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The Unique World of Tamar’s Hebrew and Native American Heritage
In the remote valleys of post-Civil War California, where settlers and railroads encroach upon ancient lands, one woman stands at […]
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Tamar – A Tale of Love, Loss, and Leadership
What would you sacrifice to protect your people and preserve your heritage? For Tamar, the daughter of a Jewish leader […]
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Press Release
New Novel Tamar Explores the Untold Story of a Jewish-Native American Woman’s Fight for Survival in Post-Civil War California
[Berkeley, CA] – Tamar, the latest novel from acclaimed author Sheldon Greene, offers a richly woven tale of love, leadership, […]
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