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I was having a conversation with someone a few days ago, and from that experience a sadness welled up in me. We had been discussing the person’s work, what their hopes and dreams were as they … Read More

Wow!  We just had a real arctic blast.  Of course its Winter, and we expect some cold weather, but down in the “teens” for several days just about cripples us here in Texas.  We just aren’t built for … Read More

In recent days I’ve been seeing a word bandied about that peaked my interest. Its a word that has been applied to some politicians and other famous people. The word is “entitlement.” It seems there are those who believe their position, their notoriety, their … Read More

Here we are at the dawn of a new year. I know many of us take this time to assess our lives and even our shortcomings, then we make these grand resolutions to make substantial changes … Read More

We are smack in the middle of our holiday celebrations, and heading headlong into the new year. I’m thinking we should pause for just a moment to consider this past year and all we have experienced. What … Read More

A lot is going on right now. We’ve experienced the deaths of people close to us, and even deaths of well known figures like Rosalyn Carter, Henry Kissinger and Sandra Day O’Connor. We are privy to almost … Read More

Hopefully, we have all had a good holiday this past week and weekend, celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends. Some of us have traveled distances to be with loved ones. Some of us have gathered with those … Read More

I am not generally led to write poetry, but for some reasons these words seem to well up in me this year.  Please forgive my feeble attempts, but hopefully you will find some meaning in the words.  I want to … Read More

We are heading toward the holiday season with Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s right before us. These can be joyous times we spend with family and close friends. They can also be times of sadness and sorrow, … Read More

I want to share with you about a subject that’s kind of hard to bring up. We generally shy away from discussing this topic with others. We hold it to be a pretty private thing and don’t … Read More