Days like yesterday are one of the many reasons why I live in South Florida – – mid-November, 82 degrees, mild breeze, not a cloud in the sky, and plenty of outdoor adventure to take advantage of. Even though we live
Category: Original Stories
Don’t Miss Them
If you have missed some of my emails or blog entries, you might have missed a laugh or two, a news article here and there, or maybe even one of my corny essays. If you have missed…
Things I Learned When I Thought I Wasn’t Paying Attention
He was a hard working man, with impeccable work ethic and discipline, who bent over backwards to provide for his family. He was a skilled carpenter by trade, and took pride in his work. He achieved his share of success in the construction business, and he never forgot the blood, sweat and tears it took him to get there. This was evident when I saw him, time and again, lend a hand to those less fortunate: The doorbell rings, a man at the door…
Houston, we have a problem…
As I awaited the live coverage of the moon crash this morning, I heard the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize winner. What?? In the same breath as Mother Teresa?…
Favorite Things
Every year during one of my classes, I ask my students to make a list of some of their favorite material and non-material things….
Turning Tables
Did anyone watch Hannity on Tuesday night? After the show, I had to e-mail him, I couldn’t resist. He played his interview of Michael Moore, wherein they debated from capitalism to war to religion….
Good Monday morning…and a good week to all.
During my class on Saturday, one of my students asked me if I ever hear God’s voice. I said, “No, not literally.” My student then asked how I can know what God wants from me then. One thing…
God be with them…
Watch 5 minutes of news on any given day now and you’ll be left shaking your head for the next hour. What a world we’re living in! Most alarming of all are the segments covering those horrific and sad stories involving kids. It’s scary. It’s chills-down-the-back scary. Too many teens wrapped up in something or other and making…
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
If the title to this post bears any truth, as some of our founders contended, no wonder this nation is in shambles. What is going on? I never imagined in my wildest dreams our country would be so divided. This goes beyond…
A Friend is Gone
A group of us received some shocking news earlier this week when we learned of the sudden and untimely death of a former co-worker with whom we had worked for a number of years. She was someone who always wore a smile on her face,…