Category Archives: Random Musings

Last weekend my wife and I watched the old Jimmy Stewart movie “Shenandoah”, in which Stewart plays a Virginia farmer who has carved out a succesful farm with just the help of his sons and daughter. His wife has died, … Continue reading →

I grew up in a very dangerous time. During the 1970’s children were not required to wear seatbelts in the back seats, playground equipment was often mounted straight into the asphalt, we never wore helmets to ride our bikes (or … Continue reading →

Based on my brother’s recent blog post I went and looked at Gretchen Rubin’s 10 Commandments, hoping for a little inspiration. Of course each one of her commandments is linked to a blog post for more detail. For her first commandment, … Continue reading →

I discovered Gretchen Rubin several years ago when she was still researching for her book “The Happiness Project“. I’ll admit I lost track of her again until just recently when I found her on Forbes.com. Today she posted a video … Continue reading →

Rick Santorum recently said something that left even the most charitable of us scratching our heads: “President Obama wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob.” Now, as usual the media uproar doesn’t bother to give the … Continue reading →

Jessica Hagy has done it again, this time with The Six Enemies of Greatness and Happiness: Here’s reason #1. Go read the rest.  

I’ve mentioned previous the podcast series I listen to about writing. It’s produced by three (or more) published authors who share their insights on writing and the business of writing. It’s very good stuff if you’re serious about being a writer, … Continue reading →

I regularly hear pundits and politicians declaring that racism is the cause behind just about anything that happens in America that they don’t like. But is how true is it, really? I’m sure there is some racism in America. But … Continue reading →