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Rake up some dirt. Spread a little seed. Water abundantly. Watch the grass grow. Would could be easier? The lawn in my backyard has turned into a battlefield. Giant craters created by my overzealous Golden Retriever. Large, brown patches of Lorax-like…
An all-day seminar detailing the new tax code. A trip to the dentist office for a complex root canal. Prison. These are all places I would rather go than the Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles. Yet there I was Friday morning, desperately…
Well, it’s all over for the Loyola-Chicago “Midnight” Ramblers basketball team. The Big Blue of Michigan were too much for them in the second half and will be moving on to the Big Game tonight. But what a run for the…
We are more sizzle than steak. The world favors style over substance. Welcome to the “me” generation. Listening skills are dead. Our society has lost all its values. We are living in a material world. And I am a material…nevermind! There has been…
My first job out of college was the ultimate training ground for sales. As a bright-eyed, eager 21-year old, I was selling office supplies to a wide range of potential customers in the Washington, DC-area. I drove my mobile office…
Life is not a solo act. It’s a collaboration with people who will support us in times of strife–William Butler Yeats My good friend’s son is going through the college football recruiting process. He is a big, athletic player…
You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it. –John Adams As those of us in the United States prepare to celebrate Independence Day,…
When it comes to getting my hair cut, I am normally very conservative. I go to a barber, not a hair stylist. And if it costs more than $15, I will walk out. But many years ago, on the eve of our…
Is there a better time than Thanksgiving? Food. Football. Fun. Family. The glorious traditions shared with loved ones. The remembrances of those who have gone from this world. And the sincere reflection on all the current blessings we have in…
In the movie “City Slickers”, Curly Washburn (played brilliantly by Jack Palance) is a grizzled cowboy with a simple purpose: Drive cattle across the Colorado Plains until they arrive safely at the ranch. That was the secret to his gratifying and meaningful life. In one poignant scene, he implores…