life


Sports are Making Fans into Brainwashed, Oversensitive and Obsessive Barbarians 2

Football Season is upon us and I just don’t get it.  I don’t get the importance and the enthusiasm people have for these popular sports: football, baseball, hockey, golf – you name it.  Don’t get me wrong, I tried to get into the games like my fellow friends and customers, […]


A Forced Decision 4

Most of the time in this Journey Called Life we get to make our own decisions.  Some decisions are, naturally, easier than others, but at least we have free will to make those conscious choices. Some, however, are A Forced Decision. There are times, however, that Fate, the Universe or […]


Macbeth: Come What Come May 2

It was ninth grade English class when we read the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare.  How did the education system expect a hormonal class full of fifteen-year-olds to grasp a confusing dialect about a man who follows the prophecy of three witches about becoming King of Scotland?  As a teenage […]


What is the Meaning of Life? 2

What is the meaning of life? Why are we here?  What is our purpose?  These questions have puzzled mankind since the Big Bang.  Take a moment and think about this – really think about it.  Why are you here?  Is it to just to grow up, go to school, work, […]


It’s All In Your Approach 3

It’s All in your Approach… I was mad. I didn’t get what I wanted, so my approach was packing up my bags and run away. In my six-year-old mind, I took all of the essentials: clothes, my favorite stuffed animal and my favorite 2-foot doll, Cricket. All of my precious […]


Plan B 1

Life is unpredictable, uncertain and just plain confusing. One year can seem like a boring “OMG nothing is happening in my life” routine, while seemly wonderful things are happening to your surrounding peeps (does anyone use that term anymore?).  Then it seems like in 1 week, life as you knew […]


Ode To Fall

Ode To Fall Orange, yellow, red and brown,Leaves are changing and falling down.   School’s back in session; curfews are set,Gone is the summer; it’s time to fret.   The crisp air crept in during the night,Shocking us all with no alert in sight.   Pumpkins were growing without a […]


Live Day by Day 4

We live in a fast paced world. Gone are the slow moving days.  We now have contact with family and friends at a push of a button, infinite amount of information at our fingertips and technology that enhances more and more every day.  That’s why it’s so important to Live […]