That’s My Boy!
58th Edition When I was a young kid my uncle took me to watch my cousin play in a college football game. He was the starting tight end for Hobart, a Division III college in Geneva, NY and their opponent that
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Don’t worry, be happy
57th Edition I read a rather unsettling article recently in the Wall Street Journal about happiness – “U.S. No Longer Ranks Among World’s 20 Happiest Countries.” The author, Clare Ansberry, attributes this drop to a decline in happiness among younger adults. Why
Finding proper perspective
56th Edition What gives you perspective? When you suddenly or even gradually realize you’ve lost the proper perspective, what helps you find it? I’ve been thinking about that question as I read a book called “Victory at Mortain” written by Mark Reardon. In
Will I ever get to Zanzibar?
55th Edition Far and away my favorite place to write is at the airport. The busier the better. The constant flow of people shuffling along, eyes glued to smart phones, reconfirming destinations in between phone calls to the office, or to
My latest book is out!
Special Edition Wendell My Amazing Pet Elephant Visit my Children’s Books page to see this new book and the others I have written. Book Description: My family was relocating to a new neighborhood and into a brand-new house. Everyone was very
I won’t stop there
54th Edition When I launch my campaign for president it’s going to be based on a few bold slogans. I realize as a relatively unknown candidate I have to create a broad appeal, so my first slogan will be – All Lives
Does America still lead the world?
53rd Edition Columnist Walter Russell Mead recently wrote a very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal titled, “A Distracted America Still Leads the World.” After reading it once, I knew I was going to respond, but I had to read
Volunteer, read and unplug
52nd Edition My church recently did a study of the book “Unafraid – Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times” by Adam Hamilton. The premise of the book, and the reason for our church-wide study is that fear is becoming
The Long Jump
51st Edition The world of track and field is up in arms about a proposed rule change for the long jump. Currently, the long jump is measured from a fixed line. In essence, athletes must make their jump as close to that
Momentum swings
50th Edition I’ve always felt that in sports the toughest thing to do is to reverse a momentum swing once it has happened. Momentum swings are inevitable in virtually every competitive team sport contest, and more often than not, they determine