Some heavy thoughts for the new year
Another Christmas has come and gone. I hope you got everything you were hoping for. Santa took care of pretty much everything on my list — aside from world peace…
Everyone deserves to have a merry Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And for kids around the world, the entire calendar revolves around today — Christmas. This morning, kids woke up early to get…
Maybe we should reflect before we talk
The tragedy in Connecticut was nothing less than that — a tragedy. When I heard the news Friday, I did the same as everyone else with a Facebook page; I…
We have never been a nation of majority rule
There seems to be this notion that we’re a democracy. It gets taught to schoolkids and passed from parents to children. It is discussed in coffee houses, bars and even…
The Reverse Golden Rule is better
The Reverse Golden Rule, of course, is treat others the way they treat you. AKA, payback’s a bitch.
GOP will have to pick a side and go with it
It doesn’t seem to matter what you do in life, you’ll always second guess yourself. Maybe you should have stuck with something longer. Or quit something earlier. Maybe you should…
Ringing in the Christmas season right
I went to a tree-lighting ceremony Friday night and a parade Saturday. Plus I watched Christmas movies almost non-stop. But for some reason I just couldn’t get into the Christmas…
How is this possible?
Apparently, I own only two Christmas movies. Granted, they’re good ones, but still … My “collection” includes “A Christmas Story,” possibly the best Christmas movie ever made, and “The Ref,”…
A world without Twinkies? Say it ain't so!
Growing up, I always looked forward to the day mom came home with groceries. It meant snacks. And by snacks I mean junk food. Now we didn’t drink a lot…