Homecoming
I recently attended the University of Maryland’s Homecoming football game against Iowa. It was a beautiful fall day with... Read More →
“Darlin’ If You Want Me to Be Closer to You, Get Closer to Me”
Makes sense, doesn’t it? But too often we do just the opposite. In our efforts to get closer we... Read More →
Respect
In my opinion, treating people with respect is one of the strongest lessons that you can teach a young... Read More →
Young and Old, It’s All In the Mind
I’m writing about three different people and three different perspectives on life this week. One of these people is... Read More →
Look for Rainbows
I have been wondering recently why I frequently catch myself anticipating the worst case scenario in a given situation,... Read More →
“Tears of a Clown” Is a Great Song, But No Way to Live
One of the verses to Smokey Robinson’s legendary Motown hit “Tears of a Clown” goes like this: “Oh yeah,... Read More →
It Don’t Cost Nuthin’ to Be Nice
The story for this week’s Words was sent to me by Ron Mentzer, the CFO at NEA’s Member Benefits... Read More →
I’ll Always Be Your Mother
Every Sunday morning I take my mom to church. We usually go for a drive afterwards and get some... Read More →
Do the Right Thing
Back in my days as a college football coach we taught players the difference between right and wrong and... Read More →
Graduation Time Part 2, Redux
We’re replaying another classic this week, the follow-up to Graduation Time. Graduation Time Part 2 was first published in... Read More →