My Uncle John was a prominent physician in Lakewood, Ohio, practicing from the 1930s through the 1970s. His wife Ruth was a sociable woman who loved entertaining. One afternoon, she...
Editor’s Note: Like my quote of the month, this book leans a bit too left for me and yet, for the same reason it resonates. Our society is currently strained...
Editor’s note: A little liberal for my moderate tastes but our society will do better once we realize that the old “world order” is not coming back. “In an age...
This morning I sat in a training room preparing for my tenth year as a precinct election official — my fifteenth election day, give or take. Somewhere between the review...
Editor’s note: This song, sent to me by my new son-in-law, Michael, will become an all-time favorite for me. The band itself is a great story, two childhood friends...
Editor’s note: At our daughter’s wedding, Kevin, our Musician, and his girlfriend Jessica sang “Glad You Came,” and it stopped us in our tracks. Its humble, wholehearted promise of loving...
After failed attempts to control them [horses] led to frustration and anxiety, Jennifer realized the horses were mirroring her feelings. She did not need to change the horse’s behavior. She...
The Christian theology of this book is important to me but for those of any faith, its deeper message is: “Faith and action are inseparable, especially when faced with injustice”....
Heard on a sports talk show recently when the host was asked why he doesn’t talk about soccer more often. “Look, if I wanted to watch a bunch of guys...
Among many Crosby, Stills and Nash favorites is "Teach Your Children." The first verse tells us, the parents, that we "must have a code that we can live by." The...
Editor’s note: This is song matches my mood lately as I ponder my parents’ greatest gift to me – my siblings. Six of their ten children remain and we are...
This story is probably hard to imagine for younger people but our family would go to church Sunday mornings by packing 6 kids in the back seat and the smallest...
Are You Trying Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools?
By Tim McCarthy
February 9, 2026
I was terrified of it two years ago. I’d read the announcements that AI was the beginning (or end) of civilization as we know it. And it will change our society,...
Editor’s note: I’ve probably read half or more of Baldacci’s books. He’s a terrific storyteller who is able to cover a great range of story types from crime thrillers to...
"If you’re in a situation of conflict … you can’t hold yourself responsible for their feelings. Regardless of how they handle the situation, you need to speak your truth. You...
Author’s Note: Our marketing team, while seeking content for our new website, learned that this newsletter began publishing monthly in 1988. They dared me to repost something from long ago....
Truly Funny: Mentors & Bosses My favorite mentors and bosses used their sense of humor while admonishing me. I can still laugh and even hear their voices remembering their loud...
Song of the Month: “Downhearted; How Blue Can You Get” by BB King Editor’s Note: This recording, live from Cook County jail, is my favorite version of this old blues...