Recently I read an article that deeply disturbed me. It featured a picture of a very young woman, from the shoulders up, dressed only in strings of beads around her neck and sunglasses. Nothing else. She was surrounded by males, I hesitate to call them men, who were pulling at the beads to expose her […]

Last weekend was busier than normal, so my wife and I went to mass at a church we don’t regularly attend. As we sat and prayed, preparing for mass, a lady walked in with two young children. The little girl was about two years old and her older brother about three. If I had to […]

For some reason I’ve always enjoyed watching the Olympics. Even though I was only four years old at the time, I recall watching the 1960 Rome Olympics. I don’t remember much, but I do remember watching. Many of my male friends dread the winter Olympics because of the focus on figure skating. I don’t share […]

I’ve written before of my experience as a youth baseball coach. Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to coach some fine young men, several great athletes, and get to know some wonderful families. Even though my son has moved on to high school ball with a professional coach, my love for coaching continues. I […]

When our son was six we signed him up for baseball. In typical proud daddy fashion, it wasn’t long before I was an assisstant coach, then a head coach, leading to a youth coaching career that lasted eight years. During those eight years, my love of the game was surpassed only by my love of […]

As grew older I noticed my vocabulary had gotten smaller. The younger edition of me used to know lots of words. For every occasion or occurrence the perfect word would issue forth from my mouth with silky smooth fluency. My vocabulary being well suited to its purpose, everyone always knew what I felt and what […]

I’ve often heard the expression, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Each time I hear it I wonder if the person saying it is aware of exactly what they are saying. Usually it’s in the context of a response to someone saying they will do something at some point in the future, […]

In the day to day business of communication we use many expressions, or as they are properly called, idioms. At one time or other we’ve all swallowed a bitter pill, or have had to bite the bullet. When studying for a big exam we burned the midnight oil, then went out to cut a rug […]

Growing up, my sisters and I were blessed with wonderful grandparents. If you continue to follow this blog you will be introduced to them. They were hard working people, and having started their family at the beginning of the Great Depression, they knew a thing or two about being thrifty. It was their saving habits […]

Becoming a father was the greatest experience of my life. My wife and I tried for several years to have children, and when our first child was born we were elated. Our children brought such joy to our lives that we were forever transformed. Saturday Night Fever was replaced with family game night. Staying up […]