There are rules of English, but there are also rules of behavior.
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All in Opinion
Weather Disasters—Does a Loving God Create Them?
Attempting to answer some hard questions
Would You Help Bring My Grandson Home?
But it will take faith. Do we have enough?
Is Honesty Becoming Passé?
“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”—Flannery O’Connor
We Need These "Funny Old People Words" Back in Our Vocabulary
Old slang is just funny, and that’s why I like it.
What Do We Want to Memorialize?
What do we do when one person’s “history” is another person’s pain?
You Ought to Sue!
We can’t live without them, but there may be a reason for all those lawyer jokes.
The Never-Ending Battle for Truth, Justice, and the TV Remote
When it comes to television, my grandkids have different tastes from mine.
Will The COVID-19 Crisis Change Me? I Hope So
What happens when it’s time to go back to business as usual?
We Shouldn't Put a Ring On It
Are we losing the battle against unmuted cell phones?
Save Our Kids-Let's Admit We're Human
Parents, we can prevent hot car deaths, but we have to get humble.
20 Things I Learned from Losing My Job
Job loss threatens one’s dignity, one’s emotions, and is hard on families. But it can also be a teacher.
Does "Free Time" Actually Exist?
When you think about it, is time every truly “free?”
We're All Going to Die
Sometimes a comedian inspires you to stop laughing and live like there’s no tomorrow.
Two Little Words that Make a Big Difference
Powerful words that are too often missing from my everyday vocabulary
The View from the Middle Seat
What I learned about myself from seat 21E thirty thousand feet in the air
Guest Blog: Life Lessons from a Friend
A guest blog from a very wise Facebook friend
Visible Humans Are Vulnerable Humans
The thrills and agonies of being a public person