by Cate Montana | Mar 29, 2024 | the E-Blog
The word “trust” is believed to derive from the Old Norse word “traust,” meaning “help, confidence, protection, support.” But there are questions about that. The most reliable origin is the proto-Indo-European world...
by Cate Montana | Jan 1, 2023 | the E-Blog
“About face!” The command rings out across the parade grounds as the drill sergeant barks the call during formation exercises. Translation: “Hey! Troops! Turn around. Now!” In the political arena, “volte-face” is the oft-used French...
by Cate Montana | Dec 14, 2023 | the E-Blog
I rarely watch videos in the morning. But yesterday I started off the day with a cup of tea and a 15-minute follow-up on the Lahaina fire someone sent me. That segued into another video messaged me about flat earth and how we’ve been tricked into believing a...
by Cate Montana | Nov 20, 2023 | the E-Blog
Ever since the latest atrocities in Israel occurred last Saturday, Edwin Starr’s iconic 1969 song “War” has been going through my brain. And in case you aren’t familiar with it, here are the opening lines: “War, huh, yeah. What is it good...
by Cate Montana | Oct 14, 2023 | the E-Blog
If I had to boil the world’s political struggles down and throw them in one pot, it would be the fight of individualism versus collectivism. Anarchy versus communism. Starting with Aeschylus, Zeno and Socrates, some of the world’s greatest philosophic...
by Cate Montana | Sep 16, 2023 | the E-Blog
Like all the residents of Maui, Hawai’i, and many millions around the globe, I’m still emotionally and psychically reeling from the deadly Lahaina fire. Like millions around the world, I’m asking myself, “What really happened? What’s...
