As you know (those who are family / friends / have read my articles), at my previous job on October 15, 2021, I was given a directive not to say the word “love.”  “Love” is now on a list of “sexually charged” words. How did the word “love” become such bad word?  A “sexually charged” […]

Having been a father since April 18, 1994, and a grandfather since September 1, 2018, I have some understanding what it takes to be both. One of the things I have noticed since April 18, 1994, is the growing RESISTANCE to the child’s behavior is a reflection of the parent’s “work.”  No matter if the

Dear Sergeant Vargas-Andrews, First, thank you very much for your service for our nation.  As the grandson of Captain* Joseph A. Flynn, Executive Officer of the USS INDIANAPOLIS (Still At Sea) and the father of Lieutenant Paul J. Everts USNAVY, I have an understanding of your choice to live the oath you took. Last night

UPDATE:  September 2017, I wrote this “article”  I am a Marrano.  Five years later, I am going to start coming out of my “closet.”  To survive 2022 and possible the next several years, at work, I will need be “Marrano-like” in my behavior.  Go with the flow.  Yet, thanks to social media, people will know

DISCLAIMER FOR FOLLOWING SCENARIO!!  Fiction … Fiction … if there is such a church named, “The Right Path Church” that is a MAJOR MAJOR coincidence!!  MAJOR coincidence!  I made up the name of the church! Hey everybody!  Welcome to The Right Path Church.  My name is Pastor Franz and I am here to —  pump

In honor of Father’s Day … What is a man? For several years, a conservative man (Matt Walsh) has asked a question, “What is a woman?”  This question has led to a documentary made by him, as well as a question being asked of a candidate for Supreme Court Justice who is now a “Justice.”

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen / parents, relatives & friends of the Class of 2022 / Teachers / Staff / and most importantly, good evening to the Class of 2022.  What a tremendous accomplishment we are celebrating tonight.  Truly once-in-a-lifetime!  I am not going to talk about the past… to paraphrase one of my favorite

On April 30, 2022, at the First Presbyterian Church in Visalia, I gave a 9am-3pm seminar on John Maxwell’s The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth.  We had 75 people attend.  That was one of the most special events I have enjoyed!  Really.  God really blessed me with that day.  https://conductingmylife.com/law-number-eight-the-law-of-reflection/ One of the 15 laws

I was raised by a single mother, Carleen.  My mom was one of two daughters of Commander Joseph A. Flynn and his wife, Anna Gordon Flynn.  On July 30, 1945, my mom’s father was killed in action.  He was the Executive Officer of the USS INDIANAPOLIS when it was sunk, and he died on the

  We had only one April 30, 2022, and I gotta tell ya – it was the very best April 30, 2022, I could have ever had. The next day, TODAY, I am exhausted!  I needed to take time to pause and reflect on what happened on April 30, 2022, in Visalia at the First