“God grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change;courage to change the things I can;and wisdom to know…
Continue ReadingBorelli’s Rules
Most of my friends know that I’m an NCIS fan. Before that I was a freak for Walker: Texas Ranger (the original; not…
Continue ReadingFrom A Million Men to One
“Every man is born as many men and dies as a single one.” – Martin Heidegger. When I saw this quote…
Continue ReadingTaking It For Granted is Inevitable
Even having read just the title I suspect there are some people who disagree with the statement. “Taking ‘it’ for…
Continue ReadingIf I Made a Christmas Wish…
I’m sure I would be like everyone else and wish for world peace, right? But what if I was going…
Continue ReadingThe Worth of Your Values
Not long ago I was sitting in my favorite local cigar shop when (somehow) the conversation of prostitution came up.…
Continue ReadingThe Things We Know
A few days ago (as I type this) I attended a police expo and conference. There were a couple hundred…
Continue ReadingAn Angel with No Halo
As we approach the 20h Anniversary of the terrorist attacks on our country – those committed on September 11, 2001…
Continue ReadingLife vs. The Classroom
Let me start out by saying that I have the utmost respect for teachers. And then I’ll qualify that statement…
Continue ReadingWhat Has America Become?
I have avoided writing anything political for several years now even though my first two books were almost entirely based…
Continue ReadingA Few Meaningful Quotes
This morning I felt like it might be a good idea to share a couple of quotes. They are quotes…
Continue ReadingGreed Doesn’t Equal Loyalty
A few years back, I worked for a man who owned several businesses. He was a big guy – well…
Continue ReadingHave A Go Bag Ready
It may seem silly to do this, but with two tropical storms coming into the Gulf of Mexico (as this…
Continue ReadingCelebrating Independence on the Fourth of July
As we, the whole nation, celebrate our Independence, but looking back on the past few months of challenges our nation…
Continue ReadingAn Open Letter to America
With all that is going on in our nation and has been for the past few weeks, I felt the…
Continue ReadingKnowledge + Experience = Wisdom
This past Sunday evening (as I write this) my wife and I enjoyed an evening at a friend’s house. We…
Continue ReadingManaging & Passing Time in the COVID-19 Era
To steal a word that so many politicians are already overusing: We’re living in unprecedented times. As this is written,…
Continue ReadingManaging COVID-19 Restriction Anxiety
Folks, welcome to another morning in America. It’s Sunday morning, roughly 10am while I write this. In a lot of…
Continue ReadingLogic and Wisdom
It’s no secret that I’m a huge Star Trek fan. Because of a quirk of circumstance, it’s actually documented that…
Continue ReadingPush Your Limits for Improvement
Not long ago I made a list of the new projects I was starting for 2020. As I reviewed, edited,…
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