“My glass is gonna be ‘half-full’ at all times. I’m gonna make the best of every situation. I’m gonna make sure that every day is a good...

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The STORY 24 years ago today, I had the honor and blessing of marrying my very best friend. Some of you know her- her name’s Suzette. Not...

““Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all...

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” -Lao...

“To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.” -Benjamin Franklin The STORY As I write this, election day 2020...

““I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.” ― Pietro Aretino The STORY I recently came across a remarkable young man who...

“All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.” -Leonardo da Vinci The STORY We were living in a large Victorian home in...

“Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people persist in trying to adapt the world to themselves. Therefore, all...

“Whether you think you can or think you can’t- you’re right.” -Henry Ford The STORY In 1959, Falguni Devi fell from a narrow pathway...

The STORY Take a cup of water with ice and apply constant heat input. If you pay attention, you’ll notice something very interesting....

The STORY When I was little, our family had one of those classic ‘lumbering’ family cars. I think it was a 55 Chevy. I say ‘lumbering’...

“I have spent many days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I came to sing remains unsung.” - Rabindranath Tagore The...

“What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson The STORY When...

The STORY Forewarned by Circe, Ulysses (also known as Odysseus) devised a plan that would enable he and his crew to sail onward without...

Something was up. I’d never seen my teacher cry before. I was in first-grade. Speculations regarding HOW it happened are still...

It was our first trip to Paris, and the Louvre topped the list of places Suzette and I wanted to see. I’ve never had patience for...

Mind the GAP…Mind the GAP…Mind the GAP When riding the tube in London, the phrase Mind the GAP has a very specific meaning. And it...