This is dedicated to all of my nieces and nephews.  The road is long and always leads to another one.
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To discover the authentic "you" God designed you to be, it's vital to get to the core of your "inner" person — what lies deep under the surface of the "outer" person the world sees.
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It has been quite some time since I've posted here as technical problems were and still are- to my dismay in trying to post this blog three times-extreme and the fact that political, religious, and other controversial topics that I enjoy blogging about have tended to be greeted with overheated, extreme reactiveness and even censored at times for no good reason.  That bein  read more »

Have you ever wanted to write your life story? Ever wondered how to do this feat and have some success at getting it published? The first thing I always ask is, who wants to read about me? What is there about my life story that is special?  read more »

We live in America, fostered by the ideals of fairplay, honesty, and all things good, wholesome, apple-pied with a dollop of fresh white cream on the top. At least that’s the spin put on our country by politicians looking for your votes so they can stuff their pockets full of fancy little deals that enrich their families at the expense of yours.  read more »

I was standing on my deck overlooking the mountains when a small plane, a Piper-Cherokee, came in over the tree tops not 100 feet away from my house. It was apparent that they were attempting to make an emergency landing.  read more »

I was standing at the pharmacy section of a well-known supermarket here in Las Vegas today, the beginning of the Memorial Day Weekend waiting for a prescription when I noticed a wall of items that made up the dividing line between the front and the back working area for the employees. There were just three items of many different brands that engulfed a huge space across the divide.  read more »

Ray Kurzweil, a digital genius in his own right, ingests close to 200 different vitamins and extracts a day, employing a person who does nothing but handle the dissemination of the proper pills at the proper times. It is his attempt at longevity; longevity to keep him alive for fifty more years.  read more »

Here in Las Vegas, we have more food and beverage workers than probably any other place in the world. Add to that bell persons, maître d's, cabdrivers, and of course any specialty name brand chains such as Pizza Hut, Red Robin, Samurai Sam's, and of course Starbucks, where I suppose if you don't tip, they will make your double latte taste terrible the next time you order one.  read more »

The World Trade Towers were the focus of an attack in 1993 by Muslim "extremists." I was working in Puerto Rico at the time and the shock of that attempt was hard to describe, but the reasoning was clear.  read more »