“If you can’t say something nice,
don’t say anything at all.”
My Mom used to say this when I was a kid,
and I was again reminded of it the other day
while on the phone with someone who
had very little nice to say.… —-> Continue…
I tried explaining to my son the other night
that we are where we are right now in Life,
and that nothing can be done to change
anything in the past that has led us here.
We can share how we feel about what’s
happened in the past – but no amount of
complaining, cursing, or causing challenges
in the present will have any effect on history.… —-> Continue…
It is my hope that for a day,
we can all agree on this;
the ultimate sacrifice was given
by those who left their families
that you might be with yours.
They were people of every race and religion,
nationalities from across the globe, and
members of every political party.… —-> Continue…
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
It’s that time of year again where they play all those songs
that are supposed to put us in the Christmas Spirit.
Among these songs is a more recent one called
“The Christmas Shoes”.
I get a lump in my throat whenever I hear this song
- even more when I’m driving at night alone.… —-> Continue…
Shortly after we sat down on the plane I could feel it, and I knew I had
about a minute before my nice white shirt would soon be splattered red.
Nosebleed. Great. I didn’t plan for that. No napkins, no tissue… No time.… —-> Continue…
“It’s always something…”
It’s a phrase we hear often from those who never seem to be able to catch a break.
From those people that, if it wasn’t for bad luck – they’d have no luck at all.
These are all outside occurrences that started from an inside job.… —-> Continue…
It’s midnight, Sunday.
I’m sitting in my Jeep at a rest stop.
Some things can’t wait.
Ever since last night a line
has been repeating itself
over and over in my head.
“There are bigger things at work here…”
It’s a line (or close to it) from
one of the Spider Man movies.… —-> Continue…
