Remember what it was like when you were a kid?I suppose part of this depends on your age. But when I was a child, I sure did know how to play. I could entertain myself for hours on end. I would escape for hours into worlds of make-believe. I could go running through the back […]

I grew up playing sports. It started with softball. I think I was around seven years old when I got on my first team out at North Riverdale Little League. From the minute I first put on my glove, a new world unfolded right before my eyes. It actually drove my life for the next

Summer is in the heat of it right now. It doesn’t officially end for about seven more weeks. But I always think of August as the last month of Summer.The autumnal equinox this year occurs on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at approximately 8:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time. Just in case you wondered. That is the

Let’s take a moment to be exactly where we are. “”””””””” “Nothing is worth more than this day.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “”””””””” “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” — Annie Dillard “”””””””” “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” —

The English language is a wonderful thing. But let’s face it. Our language can be a little bit strange at times. It contains hundreds of thousands of words. But some of those words are so unusual that most people never hear them. They only appear in old dictionaries or obscure books. A lot of our

Lawbreakers and lawmakers. Here is the thing. One very surprising fact about modern America is that more than 70 million people have some form of criminal record. Interestingly, that number is roughly equal to the number of Americans who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. Of course, a criminal record can mean many different things.

And more on these thoughts with you. “””””””” “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, honorable, and compassionate.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson “””””””” “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” — William James “””””””” “Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.” —

And on this day. A little of this. “”””””””” “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” — Robert Brault “”””””””” “The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.” — Carl Rogers “”””””””” “People grow