Does America love guns more than it loves its children?

November 6, 2025
Does America love guns more than it loves its children? It sure appears so. Let’s stop pretending otherwise. America’s obsession with guns isn’t just embarrassing—it’s deadly. And the bodies piling up aren’t just adults in crime-ridden neighborhoods or people in the “wrong...

First Twinkies, now Method Acting

April 18, 2009
What next for a defense? From Newsweek: Woody Harrelson was en route to New York after wrapping "Zombieland," in Georgia -- a horror flick costarring Jesse Eisenberg...

Progress, one Walmart trip at a time

April 18, 2009
Every time I visit Walmart in Tampa, I can't help but think of that trip last fall to the hell that is the north San Jose Walmart. I'll spare you the description of my...

Overcast….

April 18, 2009
but it's Saturday. The week was a good one. Lots of work, lots of communication with good friends, some time at the gym. Plans for a big event.Riley is all fresh and...

Living in the Presence of Love

April 17, 2009

On Grief

April 17, 2009
I’ve always looked my demons straight in the eye. Stared them down. Beat the holy crap out of them until they gave up their hold on me. In a therapist’s office....

Leaving the safety of the nest

April 16, 2009
It's always hard to take that first step in a new direction, to leave the warm safety of what's familiar. What you've always done. The way you've always done...

Coming from Your Heartspace

April 16, 2009
Another piece from Savannah, sitting on my desk. Bad photo. I love this, don't you? Life is so wonderful when the heart is at the core of everything (sprinkled with some...

Being of Service

April 15, 2009
I've worked really hard today. The hardest I've worked so far on the new business.And what I love the most about it is that it's FUN. And the reason it's fun is that...

Warped Thinking

April 15, 2009
I'm not sure why I woke up at 3am and started working. But I figure if I work till 9am that means I'll have put in the better part of a day--7 hours--before many people...

Girlfriends forever

April 15, 2009
Men come and go. Usually. It's true that sometimes they come, go and come again. But let's not split hairs; it's just a blog.Still, girlfriends are...

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