– I offer these quotes from past presidents. George Washington: “It is the DUTY of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to OBEY His will, to be GRATEFUL for His benefits, and humbly to IMPLORE His protection and favor.” – October 3, 1789 President Washington began the practice of delivering annual messages… Read More »

I (re)post this every February for obvious reasons. I hope you’ll read the entire blog. You will be blessed and inspired. ***** February, as most Americans know, has been designated Black History Month since the nation’s Bicentennial in 1976. It grew out of what was then called Negro History Week, which was established in 1926… Read More »

[The following is an updated re-post of a blog I wrote and posted originally eight years ago . This also appears as Chapter 39 of my book, Random Observations of an Orderly Universe.] ***** Most of the time I begin these blogs on a light note, something that will hopefully whet your appetite and cause… Read More »

Every year, as we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I recommend reading his remarkable “Letter From A Birmingham Jail.” I am recommending it again this year. This letter, written April 16, 1963 from a jail cell in Birmingham, AL (and substantially redacted later), is convicting, inspiring, and motivating. I point out a few highlights… Read More »

[This is an updated version of a blog I wrote a few years ago at this time. I hope you enjoy it.] ******* I don’t like it. How’s that for a short blog? Well, actually it’s more of a love-hate relationship. I hate how short the days are; as I mentioned in my “Summer Solstice”… Read More »

Note: I wrote this blog a few years ago and repost it every year at this time. This year – this incredibly difficult, challenging, draining, maddening, unprecedented, never-ending trial of a year – while we have had to deal with problems none of us have ever had to confront before, we have also been reminded… Read More »