What is happiness? In definition, it is a state of pleasure or contentment. The former is an active state, the latter passive. Yet, either seems difficult to achieve or, more definitively, to maintain. Life… Read More
Atop of the line Apple iPhone costs $1,500; a new Google Pixel 3XL will set you back almost a thousand bucks. “Absolutely outrageous!” Well, maybe. When you think of what a mobile device (it’s… Read More
I recently read an interesting email exchange between several of my West Point classmates. The topic was aging. We are approaching our fortieth reunion; we are no longer young men. One quoted Clint Eastwood.… Read More
Whoosh! As the garage door came up, out they blew in a whirlwind like a Haboob off the Sahara. I knew it was coming. They had been in the pen all day; they needed… Read More
We are now in the throes of the holiday season. In fact, due to an early Thanksgiving, we get an extra week and weekend to revel this year (and to shop). I have a… Read More
Today is Thanksgiving, a day of giving thanks. But what am I truly thankful for? In the grand scheme of things, I must admit that it has been an above average year…in a pretty… Read More
The new Nike commercial featuring Colin Kaepernick, with the tag line, “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything,” has caused significant controversy. He chose to take a knee during the playing of the… Read More
“No man is an island, entire of itself…” John Done wrote those words 400 years ago and they have remained true over the centuries. Our journey through this world is a tough one, the… Read More
I recently had a sad revelation that time slips away faster than we imagine. It is easy to convince yourself that what you didn’t get done today can be done tomorrow. And, there is… Read More
There is growing momentum to rethink the saga of our country. This “Revisionist History” is the reinterpretation of orthodox views on evidence, motivations, and actions surrounding past events. This development has both ardent proponents… Read More
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