“You are my first customer of the day,” he answers when Becky asks how much the bracelet costs. Becky is the very worst haggler. She listens. She smiles. She never walks away. “In Arab culture,” he continues, “the first customer is good luck for the day.” He speaks through a… Read More
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I’m in a hotel room in Lincoln, Nebraska munching on a cinnamon roll courtesy of the kind folks at Union College – maybe the most encouraging college campus I’ve ever set foot on. I sang songs from Third World Symphony and spoke about Compassion International with students last night. And… Read More
Clocks & Clouds
Karl Popper is said to be the greatest philosopher of science of the Twentieth Century. He’s best known for dividing the world into clocks and clouds. View Post