My grandmother use to confuse me when she'd comment about a particular friend of my grandfather's. She'd look at the man as he was driving away from their home after a visit and say "He's a smart boy but he ain't got no horse sense."
"Horse sense?" I'd hear that and wonder what in heaven's name…
When I was a boy, I was blessed with a vivid imagination and an active interior world. For those of you with something of a whimsical bend, you know what I'm talking about. In other words, math and science weren't my strong suits in school. I was always reading a story (science fiction was my…
What is it about the allure of transformation? We are drawn to it like moths to a flame. If you've ever suffered from insomnia, you've seen him on those infomercials promising everything from wealth to weight loss. Well, the weight loss infomercial landed him in real trouble.
At the infomercial king's sentencing the judge said: "He’s…
Sports is a multi-billion dollar business in this society. It reflects our fascination with the ideas of achievement, dedication, and excellence. All of that is good for a society.
Until it isn't.
Recently the discussion has been renewed to start paying college athletes. Major universities in this country make millions of dollars from their sports programs and…
There is a story about this ant colony that had sprung up in a fallow field on a farm. During the time the field was "resting" from planting season, the ant colony thrived. But one day the Farmer walked out into his fallow field and determined it was time to plant that part of the…
All of us have seen the signs of the fringe, so-called, Christian group that protest at military funerals. They seem to have the belief that they know exactly who God hates. Ridiculous!
As if all the sins and mistakes of all the people in the world who have ever lived all combined together and multiplied by…
You've heard the old joke about the man who bought a horse from a very religious owner. The horse didn't respond to the normal commands like "giddiup" for "go" and "whoa" for "stop." The religious man who had trained the horse taught him to "go" at the word "hallelujah" and the "stop" command was "praise…
Ah, the joys of sibling rivalry! My daughters (I am a dad who has all girls. After all, why mess with perfection!) are a joy to watch. As my older daughter recites her activities of her day, my three year old immediately pipes up with the accusatory question: "What about me?" She simply cannot allow…
In his famous book, "Rules for Radicals," Saul Alinsky states "“Lest we forget at least an over the shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins - or which is which), the very first radical known to…