New Year’s Day gives us an opportunity to start anew
If the end of the year is about forgiveness, then the beginning of the year must be about starting anew. In that respect, perhaps there is a reason for the week lag between Christmas… Read More
Life & Politics Blog
Sometimes we forget the real Good News of the season
This is not the column I set out to write, but it is the one I needed to write. I was gearing up for another political rant…once again railing against the established political order… Read More
Beauty that gives us insight into a better world
Today started like most others, my phone alarm going off. Sleepily, I put it on snooze, only to be awakened ten minutes later with the same cobwebs in my brain. Then, I roll over… Read More
A Tribute to our Veterans
Veterans’ Day originally started as a commemoration of the Armistice that ended World War One on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. We have expanded that remembrance… Read More
The Olympic Spirit can help Make America Great
I love to watch the Olympics. In addition to a display of unabashed Nationalism (a feeling often lost in the environment of globalism), it is a period when competition rules the day. We are… Read More
We have forgotten Common Sense in our Social Policy
At the risk of being “politically incorrect,” I think It is time to have a frank talk about “political correctness.” I fully appreciate the idea behind the term, defined as “the avoidance of expression… Read More
Growing older does not put your obligations aside
Today, I turn sixty. I am officially “old.” I know, people are always saying, “You’re only as old as you feel.” Well, somedays I feel really old. A bad back, two bad knees… Read More
Yes, there is truly Christmas and it still means something
Tomorrow is Christmas. It has become a huge secular celebration of giving, but seemingly more and more simply an anachronism for much of the American populous. I suppose it is both. Then again, perhaps… Read More
One Question that Could Change Your Life Forever
I recently saw an article in Entrepreneur Magazine entitled, “The One Question that Could Change Your Life Forever.” Now that is a very powerful statement, one that evoked a strong desire to read the… Read More
The house is empty; the chicks have flown the coop
September is the last hurrah. Well, at least it marks another significant milestone in life. My kids are off the payroll (well-mostly). Last week, my last child moved away to start his great adventure… Read More
