Buddhist monk, Matthieu Ricard claims to be a Marxist, a Groucho Marxist that is. In his TED Global 2014 talk, How to let altruism be your guide, he quotes Groucho Read More
Come Dance with Me
You might ask me: “What in tarnation makes you think: ‘you are God’s gift to the world?’” Well, I’ll tell you. Actually, no, I’ll let Aimee Mullins do that with her inspiring Read More
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Memories of Christmas and It’s History
Following dinner and a day of dusting the blinds scouring every nook and helping mom prepare the canapés that were popular in the ’50 for the company on Christmas Eve, Read More
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From Rags to Riches to Rags…
Most of us like stories, especially when we are young. And we like stories that begin at ground O and ascend on up toward 100. An upward climb from low Read More
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Let’s Dream
One of my favorite pieces of literature is Don Quixote, the Man of LaMancha by Miguel de Cervantes. I remember reading it as a student at De Paul University in Read More
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Ambition: Virtue or Vice
Where would the world be without some ambitious people? We think of the marvelous benefits we enjoy as a result of ambitious people intrigued by the thought of trying to Read More
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On the Ups and Downs of Squirrel Life
Squirrels have a mixed reputation. On the one hand, many regard them as “cute”, full of life, with that curious way they have of looking at you, inquisitively, wondering what Read More
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The Freighter, the Great Lakes and God
Spring is usually a longed-for season of the year. It represents the verge of warmer days, though just gradually. At the same time it hints at the diminishment of snowfall, Read More
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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained*
It is interesting to note the skittishness that plagues a squirrel in its response to a delicious nut held out to it by a passerby. Operating at one and the Read More
