Last night, I was sitting in the living room watching Channel 13 news.  A story came up about the California Department of Public Heath (CDPH) easing restrictions to allow cheerleaders to cheer at high school football games.  Very happy for those students.  They are a very important part of the "Friday Night Experience!"  Also, if [...]

In the Twenty-First Century, this one word may be one of the most challenging words for many Americans.  What is that challenging word?  RESPONSIBLE or RESPONSIBILTY.  In my fifty-five years of living, I have a difficult time of thinking when more people did not want to accept responsibility.  I do believe that lack of being

As of the writing of this artcle (February 22, 2021  5:30pm PST), seeing our nation's behavior hurts my heart.  No doubt.  May hurt your heart, as well.   What is causing the pain in my heart?  It's a complicated answer.  My answer has several parts.  I will explain one of the parts.  Respect.  The lack of

The purpose of my blog is to lift-up people.  About two months ago, a 1987 student of mine said, “Man!  You need to get a platform where people will come to you to be uplifted!  It’s like a Pastor.  People go to church to expect to hear some uplifting message or a message that will

Studies show that a “Blog Reader” will read the first three sentences of an article and move to the next article.  (Ummmm … I don’t know that.  I just made it up!)  Believing that people will read an article based on a cool “headline / title” or the first several sentences and … you are

This is the typical end of the year, "What Did I Learn This Year?" note.   Well, frankly ... too damn much!  So much that, I will not share with you all of it because I will bore you!   I learned that our son continues to be a bad ass!  Our son is a Lieutenant Junior

DISCLAIMER:  My two greatest fears:  being homeless and / or being an addict (alcohol or drugs).  The KOMO / ABC documentary THE FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF SEATTLE  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WijoL3Hy_Bw  deal with both my fears!  Therefore, if you share the same fears I have, you may want to "walk on by."  HOWEVER, the documentary does a great

Some quotes about RESPECT:  “Respect comes in two unchangeable steps: giving it and receiving it.”– Edmond Mbiaka “Respect yourself and others will respect you.”– Confucius  “Respect begins with this attitude: I acknowledge that you are a creature of extreme worth.”– Gary Chapman "Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear."  Albert Camus "Don't lower

First, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I am writing this at 10:35am.  The day following Thanksgiving 2020!  I am sitting in my rocking chair / lounge chair in my living room.  I want to write a very brief article.   Last night, yes on Thanksgiving - we didn't watch WIZARD OF OZ or SOUND

I began writing this article on Sunday, November 8 at 10:46am.  I am sitting in our quiet home.  Our grandson is taking his nap.  Our "grand-dog" is taking her nap on our couch.  My wife / daughter / son / daughter-in-law are shopping, primarily at Bass Pro Shop.  Just giving you the setting. My theme