On a light-hearted note – when about to leave a local YMCA recently, I overhead a couple of ten-year old boys talking. They went from topics of swimming, football, school and others in the flash of an eye. Then out of nowhere one of them said, “It’s not fair that only adults get to vote. [Read More]
A New Year’s Wish
December 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I was giving some thought to what I wanted to occur during 2012 and one item jumped into mind. My hope is during this election year, people will not completely toss out thinking for emotions. I am amazed at people who appear madly in love with their candidate for inexplicable reasons. Campaign stops and conventions [Read More]
Reflections on Independence
July 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
As I reflect on the eve of Independence Day, I am reminded by the level of commitment people once had toward a common goal. Independence, freedom from overbearing rule from another country – those are pretty big concepts. And did they ever take some hard work and sacrifice. Ironically today, many of the difficulties we [Read More]
Think About Advice
May 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Many of the commencement speeches have been in the news lately, with speakers offering all kinds of wise-sounding advice. Funny thing – much of the advice in one address seems to be at complete odds with the advice from another. Should you seize the moment to individually soar, or focus on a relationship which can [Read More]
