“Fate is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” It’s always struck me as uncanny how history brushes past … More
Tag: family
My Father’s Best Birthday
Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning, anyone can start over and make a new ending.” One … More
Disconnected in a Connected World
In the early days of America, communication was simple and personal. Neighbors spoke face to face, shared the news through … More
Invest in the Young, Reap a Lifetime of Riches
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned in life is the value of spending time with the young people … More
The Handicap Parking Spots
“The Time is Always Right to Do What is Right” I was at a WAWA yesterday getting gas when a … More
Where Have All the Cool Cars Gone?
I grew up in a time when cars had character. When you drove down the street, you could instantly tell … More
Fireworks
“The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting.” When I was growing up in the late 1960s and … More
Clean Up Your Room
“Sometimes, the best-laid lessons are the ones that go hilariously unnoticed.” When I was nine, my sister was fourteen—old enough … More
Parenting
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults.” To future generations, My hope is that one … More
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Parents, stop asking your kids what they want to be when they grow up. That question is almost meaningless in … More
The Day After Thanksgiving
“Make each day with your kids worth them remembering fondly 20 years from now and you will live forever” When … More
The Gift With a Catch
“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” The Gift with a catch 1967 was the … More