Julian Edwin Adderley was born on September 15, 1928, in Tampa, Florida to high school guidance counselor and cornet player Julian Carlyle Adderley and elementary school teacher Jessie Johnson.[7][8] Elementary school classmates called him "cannonball" (i.e., "cannibal") after his voracious appetite.[7]
By applying Ignatian principles of inner work and self-reflection to storytelling, Eric Clayton offers guidance on how to notice details in your daily life, to develop an attitude of healthy indifference in matters great and small, and respond to feelings of restlessness with clarity and focus. This book offers encouragement and direction, examples to show the way, and practical exercises to help you discover and reflect on your own cannonball moments.
Cannonball jellyfish (sometimes referred to simply as cannonballs) are by far the most prominent species of jellyfish on the southeastern coast of the United States. During the seasons of fall and summer, they are found to be incredibly abundant. During these times, cannonballs make up over 16% of biomass on the coastline. They primarily eat zooplankton and red drum larvae. When disturbed or threatened, the cannonball jellyfish will secrete a toxic mucus that will harm small fish, and drive away most predators. Some crabs, however, are not driven away by this mucus and will continue to attack/eat the cannonball. Although cannonball jellyfish are not known for stinging humans, the toxin from a cannonball can cause cardiac problems in both humans and animals alike.
While cannonball jellyfish produce the same benefits as other jellyfish, i.e. helping to stir the ocean waters and existing as food for other creatures, cannonballs also prove to be beneficial to human beings. Some shrimp trawlers have turned to cannonball jellyfish as a food industry when shrimping season is closed. While most people regard jellyfish to be bland in flavor, there has been a demand in Asia for dried jellyfish for a long time. Therefore, people are turning around left and right to start fishing for these cannonballs and export them to Asia.
Cannonball metastases refer to multiple large, well-circumscribed, round pulmonary metastases that appear not unsurprisingly like cannonballs. The French terms "envolée de ballons" and "lâcher de ballons", which translate to "balloons release", are also used to describe this same appearance.
Drawing inspiration from St. Ignatius' response to his cannonball injury and subsequent reflection and conversion, we can consider our own response to life's unexpected moments. When cannonballs hit, we can lean on the grace of God. We can embrace His invitation to let ourselves be guided. We can be reborn in the aftermath, find purpose in what comes next and transform our cannonballs into a force for good.
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