• There comes a time every year, springtime to be specific, when we open our windows to let in the fresh, clean air. At the same time, we release [...]

  Mental Floss

  May 9, 2018
• Okay, I have had enough of it. I am putting my foot down, even if that means altering the immutable laws of natural science. What am I talking [...]

  If You Think It, It Is So

  April 13, 2018
• THOUGHTS For every up there is a down, to every yin a yang, to every Abbott a Costello. This got me wondering: what is the opposite of ice cream, [...]

  The Balance of Life

  March 15, 2015
• One of my childhood heroes passed away this week.  His name was Ernie Banks.  I remember a lot about Ernie.  I remember watching him play.  I [...]

  Farewell to a Winner

  January 31, 2015

• Complaints! Okay, I noticed it again: everyone is whining.  It’s all over television and being complained about by everyone I talk to. What is [...]

  Sprung A Head

  March 21, 2014
• Cheer Up! When life has got you down, consider this: things could always be worse. Not that that is any consolation; but if you look at that [...]

  And You Thought YOU Were Having a Bad Day!

  March 16, 2014
• Mother Nature is a cruel mistress. She dangles March’s carrot before us, teasing us with bright sun and the smells of spring. Then she pulls it [...]

  Soft Snow

  March 14, 2014
• I wasn’t planning on writing this today. It just happened. Our lives are filled with moments like these – opportunities – and it is up to [...]

  Empowerment

  September 3, 2013

• When the world seems like it has been painted with a gray palette, and sadness darkens your path, that is the time to reach inside yourself and [...]

  Be the Color

  August 5, 2013