“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

–President John F. Kennedy

Don’t look now, folks, but Thanksgiving is only nine days away! Rumor has it that the grocers’ Butterballs are going fast and there’s already a line out the door at Honey Baked Ham. I don’t know about all that, but I do know there’s a lot to be thankful for. Here’s my list for 2023:

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“There is a child in everyone of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch.”

–Robert Brault

Since today’s Halloween, I couldn’t resist writing a post on this most hallowed of secular celebrations.

If “Scrooge” is the term for someone who doesn’t like Christmas, and that person’s response is, “Bah, Humbug,” what are the words for someone who doesn’t like Halloween? “Screech” and “Boo, Humbug?”

If so, full disclosure–I’m a Screech. After thirty-five years of handling post-Halloween tummy aches and […]

“In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important and some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or our unhappiness, because we have to live with the consequences of our choices.”

–James E. Faust

If you’ve doubted what all the fuss is about securing our nation’s borders, just ask Israel. It’s reported that Hamas cut through the security fences at the […]

“Better not to plant seeds of selfishness than try to eradicate them once they have grown into giant weeds.”

–Prem Prakash

If you’re carefully listening, watching, and reading about our country these days, you’d think “America” might start:

My country ’tis of Me;

Give Me My liberty;

Of Me I sing.

Seriously, we have become a more selfish society. Self-centered. Egocentric. Self-righteous. Have you noticed? What I want is what’s most important. Don’t tell me what you want, please.

Maybe it started with Thomas Harris’s […]