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Life Lessons

Who Brings the North Wind?

The North Wind and the Sun were arguing about which of them was stronger.  As they debated, a traveler came along wearing a cloak.  They agreed that whoever could make the traveler remove his cloak would be considered stronger.  The North Wind went first.  He blew...

The Fire Hat

Sometimes I go back and review old commentaries from my Vail Daily years – and today I thought I would raid my archives and look for a story with a genuine message. I grew up during the 50’s in a middle-class neighborhood of row houses on the west side of Chicago;...

Winners & Losers

Today is Election Day and instead of speculating about the outcome, I thought to share some thoughts about outcomes of even greater import – life and how we live it. A Winner makes commitments—A loser makes promises. When a winner makes a mistake he says, “I was...

Who’s bullying who?

One of the most common complaints in the transgender debate is that trans-people are the subject of much bullying and harassment.  I haven’t seen statistics on the matter, but I suspect there is an element of truth to that statement, but at the same time, I also...

Pride Month

A dear friend and fraternity brother of mine has asked me where I get my ideas for my posts.  I told him that most of the time a thought just pops into my head, and I write.  But today's post was inspired by Dennis Prager, a voice of reason in an increasingly...