Tid-Bits

403 I was young then, maybe 6 or 7 years old. I couldn’t have been much older because we still lived in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Our street was a dead-end an it ended at the railroad tracks. We lived in the last home

Passing Thoughts

  “A man who has made no enemies is probably not a very good man.”  Judge Scalia “Individuals who have been wronged by unlawful racial discrimination should be made whole; but under our Constitution there can be no such thing as either a creditor or

Could MLK Drive a School Bus in PA.?

  Probably not, depending on the School District.  A few years ago Pennsylvania enacted a law which really tightens up background checks on anyone who deals with children in a work setting.  It was further fallout from the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State scandal which is ironic

Goodbye 2015; Hello 2016 – What A Difference A Day Makes

 Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong – these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history.    Winston Churchill We

It’s A Wonderful Life!

   “Dear Father in heaven, I’m not a praying man, but if you’re up there and you can hear me…show me the way…show me the way.”  George Bailey Yes, it’s that time of year again.  Time for one of the greatest movies ever created to be aired

Time and the Speed of Life

We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left for being. As a result, men are valued not for what they are but for what they do or what they have – for their usefulness. Thomas Merton   While

Political Winds

  Much has happened the past several months in the political world.  Some good and of course some bad.  With about a year left before the next Presidential election it seems that at least one party is showing signs of evolving and it surely is

Twisting In The Wind

   This great question of predestination and free will, of free moral agency and accountability, and being saved by the grace of God, and damned for the glory of God, have occupied the mind of what we call the civilized world for many centuries. Robert Green

Grandchildren

They say genes skip generations.  Maybe that’s why grandparents find their grandchildren so likeable.  ~Joan McIntosh “Let me tell you about MY grandchildren!”  Words that start a chain reaction from your ears and end in your feet as you fight the urge to run as