Sitting in the Orlando airport on the way to a family wedding. July 4th is a special day for me. It goes back to 1950 after my arrival here from Europe. Go to Categories along the right side of the page, navigate to Personal, and find my post from last July 4th. There are pictures …
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An Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Latvian, a Turk, a German, an Indian, several Americans (including a Hawaiian and an Alaskan), an Argentinean, a Dane, an Australian, a Slovak, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Moroccan, a Frenchman, a New Zealander, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Guatemalan, a Colombian, a Pakistani, a Malaysian, …
Richard Kendzior – 100 Years Ago Today!
In most of the civilized world, we celebrate the passage of time with birthdays, anniversaries, centennials, etc. I remember being very involved in our nations' bicentennial some 35 years ago. Today I honor my father, Richard Kendzior, on what would have been his 100th birthday. I discovered there is a story to tell and many …
Memorial Day 2012
Today I give thanks to the countless men and women who struggled and sacrificed that I may wake up this morning to enjoy freedom, prosperity, family and sunshine on my face.
Our Relationship With Afghanistan and Raising Teenagers
I hope the title got your attention. My plan is to draw a parallel between our military and diplomatic efforts in Afghanistan and helping our teen age children mature into young and self-sufficient adults. This insight came to me as I read a book by Robert B. Parker. Among his leading characters has been a …
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Eight Principles of Successful Optimists
Thomas A. Edison didn’t give up, and neither should you. My Comment: I've long had an argument with myself whether the glass was half full or whether it was half empty. I've concluded, more than once, that it's half full. My reinforcement of this state of mind often comes from something sent to me perhaps …
In God They Trust:
How the conservative belief in American exceptionalism has become a matter of faith. My Comment: Christopher Hitchens wrote and posted this article last November. Like me, he was an Englishman who made his home in the United States. Unlike me, he was an accomplshed thinker and writer. Unfortunately, he died late last year after a …
Flying Over the Earth at Night
My Comment: Watch this with your speakers on. And enjoy. Video Credit: Gateway to Astronaut Photography, NASA ; Compilation: Bitmeizer (YouTube); Music: Freedom Fighters (Two Steps from Hell)
I’ll Be Back…
This is just a quick post to say there may or may not be anything new here for a few days. I’m heading out to a workshop sponsored by the foundation in Tucson that promotes a process to help high school students and their parents find free money to help pay for college. This is …
The New Year and Exciting Stuff!
Happy New Year to All. Perhaps to no one's surprise, I'm not quite ready to roll back into the trenches and focus on the day to day efforts necessary for my client's financial survival, never mind my own. Today is a day for football and family, a day to finish recharging the batteries. I did …
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