Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: Is There Really Greener Grass?
“There is nothing wrong in America that cannot be cured by what is right in America.”
—President Bill Clinton
Wow! The election is behind us, thank goodness. So many candidates ran a doom-and-gloom campaign: “Our country is going down the tubes.” “We’re in an existential crisis, or maybe the America as we know it no longer exists.” Are they right? I, for one, don’t think so.
If there is a crisis, I believe it’s in […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Remember When?
“To lose a friend is the greatest of all evils, but endeavor to rejoice that you possessed him rather than to mourn his loss.”
Seneca, Roman philosopher and statesman
A friend of mine passed away recently. Unfortunately, at my age there’s nothing really unusual about that. After all, the only certainties in life are death, taxes, and dishonest politicians!
We’d spent countless hours together—probably not a week went by that we didn’t hang out. But […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What Happens When We Undervalue Education?
“Education is the most powerful tool that you can use to change the world.”
—Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa
Some thoughts on the state of education in America. But first, a few disclaimers:
• Any time one addresses as big and complex a topic as education, it’s the very definition of “painting with a broad brush.” Generalizations are necessary, and exceptions are acknowledged.
• I am not an educator. I’m not a pilot either, […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Maybe Geraldine was Right!
“You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes. You better believe there will be times in your life when you’ll be feeling like a stumbling fool…”
—from “You’re Only Human” (Billy Joel; 1985)
Temptations. What image do you conjure when you hear or read that word? If you’re of my vintage, maybe an extremely popular Motown vocal group. In that same era, Flip Wilson’s character, Geraldine, made famous the saying, “The […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Is There Really Greener Grass?
“There is nothing wrong in America that cannot be cured by what is right in America.”
—President Bill Clinton
Wow! The election is behind us, thank goodness. So many candidates ran a doom-and-gloom campaign: “Our country is going down the tubes.” “We’re in an existential crisis, or maybe the America as we know it no longer exists.” Are they right? I, for one, don’t think so.
If there is a crisis, I believe it’s in […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Remember When?
“To lose a friend is the greatest of all evils, but endeavor to rejoice that you possessed him rather than to mourn his loss.”
Seneca, Roman philosopher and statesman
A friend of mine passed away recently. Unfortunately, at my age there’s nothing really unusual about that. After all, the only certainties in life are death, taxes, and dishonest politicians!
We’d spent countless hours together—probably not a week went by that we didn’t hang out. But […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What Happens When We Undervalue Education?
“Education is the most powerful tool that you can use to change the world.”
—Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa
Some thoughts on the state of education in America. But first, a few disclaimers:
• Any time one addresses as big and complex a topic as education, it’s the very definition of “painting with a broad brush.” Generalizations are necessary, and exceptions are acknowledged.
• I am not an educator. I’m not a pilot either, […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Maybe Geraldine was Right!
“You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes. You better believe there will be times in your life when you’ll be feeling like a stumbling fool…”
—from “You’re Only Human” (Billy Joel; 1985)
Temptations. What image do you conjure when you hear or read that word? If you’re of my vintage, maybe an extremely popular Motown vocal group. In that same era, Flip Wilson’s character, Geraldine, made famous the saying, “The […]