14th August, 2010 - Posted by - No Comments
Today, I am shopping for school supplies for my “little brother,” Mr. Ethan. Ethan is now 13 years old and is entering 8th grade. He has been my “little brother” for almost 4 years. We have had this school supply ritual for the past 4 years as we prepare for another school year. We both » Read More
12th June, 2010 - Posted by - No Comments
This is not an article about technology or electrical connections between electronic devices. It is an article about interactions between people; social, emotional, or spiritual connections. “No man is an island,” is part of a quote by John Donne in 1624 that can be understood to mean that humans benefit from connections and the loss of » Read More
31st May, 2010 - Posted by - No Comments
A definition of a Hero offered to me by my friend Rodger Ruge who is a veteran of law enforcement and a proven hero… “A hero is a person who runs into a burning building or toward gunfire instead of away from the danger…” Most people react with self preservation rather than putting themselves in harms » Read More
29th May, 2010 - Posted by - No Comments
This extreme concept has reason for examination, even today… “I’m sure you’ve read this quote before: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates said that at his trial for heresy. He was on trial for encouraging his students to challenge the accepted beliefs of the time and think for themselves. The sentence was death but » Read More
26th May, 2010 - Posted by - No Comments
I can go weeks without any focus on music and only news radio as a companion in the car. Then, I feel like something is missing and news radio becomes annoying. I turn on the “smooth jazz” station or I pop the Red Hot Chili Peppers CD in the CD player or I grab another » Read More
17th May, 2010 - Posted by - No Comments
lega·cy (leg?? s?) noun pl. legacies -·cies 1. money or property left to someone by a will; bequest 2. anything handed down from, or as from, an ancestor 3. a student applying or admitted to a college or university who is a relative of an alumnus Though I must admit, I have never really considered what my relationship is to this » Read More
30th April, 2010 - Posted by - No Comments
What is like to live for 100 years? AND, Would YOU want to live 100 years? The reason I ask is because I will be attending the 100th Birthday party for the mother of a friend of mine this weekend. My mother lived to 94. She was an active person and a “career woman” from an era » Read More
23rd April, 2010 - Posted by - No Comments
Will the new chemotherapy show promising results or does it bode poorly for our future. We have exhausted the traditional options in fighting back against the attack of cancer but we are not ready to give in. There is still more living to do. There are still more plants to plant and weeds to pull. » Read More
17th April, 2010 - Posted by - No Comments
Everyone benefits from loving or by being loved. It is human nature to want to “connect” with other people and the exchange of energy, for some people LOVE, is the very best part of the connection. Not everyone admits to needing or wanting love, but people who do claim to not need love are often in » Read More
17th April, 2010 - Posted by - No Comments
When we were young, we were told not to run with sharp objects like scissors or knives or broken glass. Why, because these items are dangerous. They are sharp and you could trip and fall and hurt yourself. So, D.R.W.C. Chainsaws can be dangerous. They are sharp and many bad things can happen if you are » Read More
