http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Kevin+MacAskill Self Help Kevin MacAskill Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=80161&ca=Self+Help We go through our days responding to events of the immediate moment. No wonder that at the end of the day, we have achieved less than we had hoped. If we look back on the day at all, we realize that we had done many things of low or no priority and the important tasks we had hopes of accomplishing w... Self Help Kevin MacAskill Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=80163&ca=Self+Help Wikipedia defines a reaction as being a response to some other action. And actions abound. We are surrounded, immersed, caught up in action at every moment. We have been accustomed to responding to these events in an almost automatic way, even tuning out the activities around us, out of a need for s... Society Kevin MacAskill Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=80180&ca=Society There have been many fraternities and orders of distinction through the years. In our country’s beginning, The Order of Good Cheer helped Champlain and his companions through a long winter in the new world. In the British Empire, the much heralded and sometimes maligned Order of the Garter endures,... Internet Kevin MacAskill Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=80160&ca=Internet A quick search of Wikipedia tells us that “Hocus Pocus” can mean “Contrived Nonsense.” Years ago a magician would call out the words to deflect attention, as he amazed the crowd with his sleight-of-hand. He knew of course, that if the crowd’s attention was not focused on his actions, his “magic” wou... Advice Kevin MacAskill Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=80179&ca=Advice The process of process. Our day to day activities engage us fully. Our minute to minute minutia catches us up in its seeming urgency so that we fall into bed at night exhausted, but faintly satisfied with just making it through the day. But what of the time to set meaningful goals, much less achieve...