Monthly Archives: January 2013

As I watched President Obama being sworn in yesterday I was reminded of how peaceful the transition to govern is in America. I sometimes get lost in the frustration of our fractured government, but when I see a million citizens … Continue reading →

There are very few do overs in life, but there are endless new chances. Going backwards doesn’t ordinarily work, and it is rare that we can change the past, but there are always way to make life more meaningful. If … Continue reading →

When I was five years old my father took me to Ebbets Field to see the Cardinals play the Dodgers. The star of the Cardinals was Stanley Frank Musial dubbed “The Man” by the Brooklyn fans because he was a … Continue reading →

Literally thousands of times in my life I have said things like” I am starving or I am so hungry I could eat a horse”.. In fact, despite these phrases, I have never in my entire life known true hunger. … Continue reading →

There is more shouting and name calling in public discourse every day. Labels are thrown about and public officials seem to have lost the ability to dialogue. However there is hope in the most recent polls about guns, the debt … Continue reading →

The attempts by Governor Cuomo and the President will not totally solve the issue of gun violence but they are a start. There are reasonable steps that must be tried and no one that is fair minded believes that the … Continue reading →

Too often there is little dialogue in our personal and political discussions because we are focused on the next thing we are going to say. Real change occurs when we listen to the other person with an open mind. There … Continue reading →

It has been one month since the tragedy in Newtown and yesterday many of the victim’s parents held a news conference. It was moving to hear that this group of parents despite their grief pledged to help protect all children … Continue reading →

One of the wonderful emotions in the human experience is Joy. I feel it at various times ,many of these are immediate and often unexpected. It happens when I have the pleasure of a dear friend’s company, or hear the … Continue reading →

Since the Newtown tragedy there has been a great deal of finger pointing and very little self evaluation. Finding a villain may satisfy parochial views, but I believe it will do little to prevent the next tragedy. There is a … Continue reading →