Yesterday morning my four-year old son said “Hi” to me. For most other parents, that’s not a big deal but for me it’s hard to put into words just how happy it made me feel. Think about it: it’s over 24 hours later, I’m still beaming, and am now writing about it. Just because he…
I recently finished reading Jeremy Roenick’s autobiography, “J.R.: My Life as the Most Outspoken, Fearless, and Hard-Hitting Man in Hockey”. And perhaps in honor of Roenick’s own mantra of never meeting a microphone he didn’t like, I sort of felt the need to toss out some thoughts of my own. For those who know Roenick,…
Warning: this blog post is political in nature. It’s not meant to change anyone’s mind nor take sides for any given issue or political party. It’s merely a response to (and an example of) what I feel is wrong with our eroding democratic system. Today on Facebook, I read what I thought was a very…
From John Boehner to Michelle Bachmann to Sarah Palin to Mitt Romney, the GOP seems to be but a shell of its old-self and the lack of true leadership and their inability to compromise is nothing short of amazing to me. They should be embarrassed and certainly deserved the ass kicking they got in November.
Unfortunately, we live in a world – and maybe this is just in America – that seems to be transforming into one where most everything we do is questioned. Motivations are being scrutinized; reasons are being critiqued. It’s gotten so bad that it’s not so much that people do the right thing but rather the…
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