(originally published December 31st, 2005) I don’t usually do New Years resolutions because I tend to believe that every day is another opportunity to begin anew. Still, I found myself with time this weekend, and I’ve spent most of today going through all the paper, manuals, and magazines in my office, discarding more than half […]
Motivation
(originally published December 28th, 2005) I hope everyone had a very nice Christmas; those who celebrate Christmas, that is. Once again this year, I went to my mother’s house for the holiday. Both of my wife’s parents are gone, as well as her grandparents, and I still have Mom and my grandmother. This year was […]
(originally published April 13th, 2005) I belong to a writer’s group, and this weekend we’re having a writer’s workshop at the local library. It’s been in the newspaper, and we have at least 25 people coming. One of the speakers, a local director, was one of the reasons for the draw. However, today he withdrew […]
(originally published May 17th, 2005) Things aren’t always what they seem to be. Have you ever been in a position where you know you’re right and just can’t believe the other person wants to debate you on something? How often, if ever, are you proven to be wrong? If rarely, is it because you really […]
(originally published May 12th, 2005) Tonight could have been one of those nights that bring complaints for a long time. I was coming home from the downstate area of New York this evening. My car had started making a noise that it had made four weeks earlier, but the service department at the dealership assured […]

