Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud Saturday, 2026.03.14 
The time of beginning is one of the most precious times of all. It can be very
exciting and full of wonderful growth. The first thing to do is to make up your
mind that you are going to go the distance.

When I first began, I made a lifelong commitment. I determined that I would
learn from my teacher for at least seven years. Now, it has been much longer
than that, but the essential element is still the same: commitment.

But commitment needs something else in order to be perpetuated. It needs
discipline. This is the perseverance to keep on when things are tough. Adversity
is life's way of testing and perfecting a person. Without that, we would never
develop character.

Rice suffers when it is milled. Jade must suffer when it is polished. But what
emerges is something special. If you want to be special too, then you have to be
able to stick to things even when they are difficult.

		Deng Ming-Dao, "365 Tao - Daily Meditations", #271

2001.04.13

Worlds Thinnest Books

Here is a list of the Worlds Thinnest Books:

20) BEAUTY SECRETS by Janet Reno

19) HOME BUILT AIRPLANES by John Denver

18) HOW TO GET TO THE SUPER BOWL by Dan Marino

17) THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BILL by Hillary Clinton

16) MY LIFE’S MEMORIES by Ronald Reagan

15) THINGS I CAN’T AFFORD by Bill Gates

14) THINGS I WOULD NOT DO FOR MONEY by Dennis Rodman

13) THE WILD YEARS – by Al Gore

12) AMELIA EARHART’S GUIDE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN

11) AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR LAWYERS

10) DETROIT – A TRAVEL GUIDE

9) COLLECTION OF MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES by DR JACK KEVORKIAN

8) EVERYTHING MEN KNOW ABOUT WOMEN

7) EVERYTHING WOMEN KNOW ABOUT MEN

6) ALL THE MEN I’VE LOVED BEFORE – by Ellen deGeneres

5) MIKE TYSON’S GUIDE TO DATING ETIQUETTE

4) SPOTTED OWL RECIPES by the EPA

3) THE AMISH PHONE DIRECTORY

2) MY PLAN TO FIND THE REAL KILLERS – by O J Simpson

And the World’s Number One Thinnest book

1) MY BOOK OF MORALS by Bill Clinton /co-author Rev Jesse Jackson

2000.04.11

An open letter to KUSA TV in Denver and the Board of Directors for the Komen Foundation.

This letter was originally written last fall. My wife’s health over the holidays prevented me from tracking down all the contacts to whom I wished to send this letter. Her health is much improved at the moment. She is off oxygen although her energy level is considerably diminished. I apologize for the delay and hope that my comments may still be of value.

November 22, 1999

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am writing this letter in the hope of initiating a positive change in the way breast cancer survivors are treated during Denver’s Race for the Cure event. I have shared this letter with organizations and people not directly involved with the Komen Foundation’s Race for the Cure in the hope that my experiences will assist them in avoiding some of the unfortunate trends I’ve observed with the Race for the Cure event in Denver. (more…)

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