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I was going through old newspapers columns today and I pulled one out that I’ve been saving for a while. It was page 1 of both the Detroit Free Press and USA Today. The headline in USA Today read: “Study: 25 percent of Americans have no one to confide in” Hmm. According to the AmericanContinue reading “I’ve Never Had Any Friends Like The Ones I Had When I Was 12”

A friend of mine posted this picture of the subway stop that we who attended Xavier High School used. When I saw the photo, I was struck, immediately, by the flood of memories I had in remembering how many times I stood at that spot waiting for my train. Depending on the time of dayContinue reading “More Than A Subway Station”

So, the other night, I found myself with a group of friends in Manhattan. Having just seen Livingston Taylor at the City Winery (a great show, by the way) we all decided to go to a restaurant that I used to frequent when I was a steady commuter to the city. “Let’s call an Uber”,Continue reading “Let’s Call An Uber”

Have you ever had the time of your life and not even know it? Is Heaven a place where you go or is it something you carry within you? Can you be in Heaven every single second of your life if you’d just take the time and recognize that you’re already experiencing it if you’dContinue reading “Heaven…..Look Around”

Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776. History rarely records what happened to some of them. Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and were tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons who were serving in the Revolutionary Army, and anotherContinue reading “What’s a Patriot?”

Liberalism isn’t really about making the world a better place. It’s about reassuring the elites that they are good people for wanting to rule over it. That is why Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize for having good intentions. His actual foreign policy mattered less than the appearance of a new transformative foreign policy basedContinue reading “Liberals- We’re Smart and We’re Right. We’re Right because We’re Smart….”

What will they say about you when you’re gone? I attended a funeral last week of a woman who I recently had come to know. A 92-year-old pillar of her community, she was eloquent, brilliant, devoted and religious. The service was sparse and simple. Mostly prayers and thoughts. First, several of her grandchildren spoke, followedContinue reading “Talk About Me When I’m Gone”

Fuming from the stunning decision by prosecutors to drop charges in the “hoax” attack case against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel blasted the move Wednesday, saying all the evidence police collected against the TV star should be unsealed as the FBI opened a review of the disposition of the case. The Federal Bureau of InvestigationContinue reading “And Juss – Tice For All”

I just finished reading a book of poetry, ‘Major and Minor Chords – My Life in Poetry’ by Jesuit PJ Murray. Now, if you’re anything like me, reading poetry, when I was in school, was akin to trying to mix cement with my eyelashes. Then, I discovered this wonderful collection. Literature; well written words, notContinue reading “Poetry….you either love it or won’t admit that you love it”

Of all the titles that I’ve had, the one that I’m most honored to have is ‘Dad’. For all the guys out there who are lucky enough to be a Dad; particularly a Dad to sons, this article, by Emilie Kao of the Heritage Foundation is worth reading. In the wake of the Parkland massacre,Continue reading “The Importance of Being a DAD”

The column, written by George Will,  has to be read. http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will031419.php3?fbclid=IwAR2o4S3phooNUEx7FI9gdUyHIbwj42zEcNV9WaREouMP2pu-H0QNuan7pP4

So today, my daughter decides to prank me while she is on a business trip in Amsterdam. Prior to her leaving, I ran through the list. Where are you staying? What’s your schedule? Don’t go alone to the city’s Red Light district………now, Jen has lived in Europe when she was a college student….the closest I’veContinue reading “Damn you, Liam Neeson”