Circa 1972. He was an old man when I was a young boy. He was gaunt, grayed, and scraggly. His voice had that quality that reminded you of the sound your sneakers make when you shuffle your feet on a gravel road. Beneath a thinning mop of hair was a narrow face with hollow cheeks and…
If you fail to succeed, remember…
Success is failure. Ever feel like a failure? Ever look around at friends or family and think, “So-and-so has it going on and look at me?” Ever look at someone’s happy selfies and family photos on Facebook or Instagram and feel like an utter, unmitigated, complete failure? No? Me neither. (I will stop lying if…
The Christian’s Earth Day Celebration Guide
According to the liberal establishment bent on convincing mankind that the biggest threat to our existence is climate change, logging, and manufacturing, today, April 22, is Earth Day. Really, it is just another day for propaganda and promoting leftist thought through education. That is not to say, however, that a conservative or Christian or Christian…
Hey, Kids. History matters!
A football genius took me to task the other day for being a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, who, as my tormentor pointed out, “Suck, man.” I gently reminded the pigskin peanut brain that the Cowboys have made eight Super Bowl appearances and have won five Lombardi trophies. The predictably tired and irretrievably ignorant retort was (of…
…and give you peace
Peace is always at a premium. Whether it is world peace or inner peace, peace is not easy to come by, and a most prized possession to those who have it. Outrage is easy. Just open Google News in another tab. I can almost guarantee you will find something outrageous. You may find yourself more…
Ban Bossy: Irony, hypocrisy, and idiocracy all rolled into one
Feminists have taken it up a notch with the launch of a new campaign called “Ban Bossy.” Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, is leading the charge, along with the Girl Scouts (an organization constantly veering as hard left as possible). Sandberg and her LeanIn.org have launched the website banbossy.com. The masthead of BanBossy.com reads: When…
I’m just sayin’ that saying “just sayin'” is overdone
“Just sayin’.” How many times do we hear it in conversation or see it in an email or on social media? “Just sayin’” is the qualifier for all sorts of observations. It is used as a psychological buffer or protective force field against the blow-back that might otherwise be expected to accompany an offensive, derogatory,…