How Socially Responsible Investing Lost Its Soul | Rachel Evans
By Tim McCarthy
October 18, 2019
Editor’s comment: As with every fad and trend I’ve witnessed, there are a lot of fakers in the early years of growth. ESG Investing (Environmental, Social and Governance) is another...
My first thoughts are generally good. At this age and with my experience, I suppose they should be. But first thoughts are still only that: first thoughts. They should be only the...
Editor’s comment: Sleep is a big topic in our family so when my friend, Kevin Shaw, suggested this book I downloaded it immediately. Walker has become acclaimed for his...
Editor’s Comment: As you may guess, the book is profane and Manson seems to be the classic millennial male. But not even that could distract me from gaining momentum...
Editor’s Comment: This popped up (as so many of my monthly favorites do) on my ITunes while running and it took me way back. I recalled the rumor that this...
Editor’s comment: On my daughter’s Christmas mix this year, she wrote these words to me about this song: This song became a favorite of mine in my late teens. ...
Editor’s comment: A friend of mine and I were praying the other day about his late wife and their adult children in her memory and this song came to...
Editor’s Comment: This song is among the latest mix given to me by my daughter, Caitlin. We enjoy together music with meaning and while this one is not a favorite...
We interrupt “This Much I Know” series for this unpaid, somewhat political announcement: I made my way through college by working for the Republican Party. I’d spend summer and fall...
This last in this series of “things I know for sure” is that no person can become what they want to be without a written plan. Most days, someone speaks...
No, you’re not entitled to your opinion | Patrick Stokes
By Tim McCarthy
October 18, 2019
Editor’s comment: This incredibly bold article by Professor Patrick Stokes says he informs his students that they “are not entitled to any opinion they cannot rationally argue and defend”. What...
The second of five things I think I now know (for sure) is that moderation is ultimately the position I strive for in every element of my life. Below are...
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived...
The Girl With the Weight of the World in her Hands
By Indigo Girls
October 18, 2019
Editor’s comment: This song came back to me as I was writing my blog and book of the month columns. The “girl” the Indigos sing about are the people we...
Editor’s Comment: My favorite poet musicians strike again. In this lively tune, they sing of living like a Pharaoh and singing like a sparrow and most of all remind...
Editor’s Comment: The news seems no longer the news, it’s seems more like mud-slinging. I’m weary of it. So when this old song came up on my ITunes, I played...
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Caitlin, my beloved daughter, this song came on my annual Christmas mix. Alexi Murdoch is new to me and since I love poets who double as...