Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: Why Not Just Give It a Try?
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
–Senator Robert F. Kennedy
I’ve sat in a concert hall and listened to symphony musicians play beautifully…
I’ve sat in a performance center, or in church, and listened to singers harmonize on perfect key…
I’ve sat in a theater and watched actors magically transform into character…
I’ve sat in a ball park […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Why Not Try a Little Kindness?
“And the kindness that you show every day, will help someone along their way.”
–“Try a Little Kindness” (Glen Campbell, 1970)
Chris Sirianni is a restauranteur in Erie, Pa. who has achieved some notoriety for posting a sign on the front door of his eatery. The sign reads, BE KIND OR LEAVE.
His staff was treated so discourteously, he had to do something. Apparently, it worked. But, isn’t that […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Whose Right to Choose?
“Every person has the right to have his life respected. This right shall be protected by law and, in general, from the moment of conception. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.”
—American Convention on Human Rights (1969)
Some topics are worth re-visiting, so I’m writing again today about the right to life debate–something I covered April 6 of this year.
The topic of abortion never goes […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What’s the True Cost of Nation-building?
“A Democratic foreign policy would empower experts to plan post-conflict reconstruction ahead of time; not on the fly; it would build a standing roster of international police to handle security after we topple a tyrant; it would create a system to rapidly stand up indigenous security forces.”
–Senator Joe Biden (Wall Street Journal, September 9, 2004)
I confess: Over the last two decades, I stopped following events in Afghanistan. Perhaps you did […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Why Not Just Give It a Try?
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
–Senator Robert F. Kennedy
I’ve sat in a concert hall and listened to symphony musicians play beautifully…
I’ve sat in a performance center, or in church, and listened to singers harmonize on perfect key…
I’ve sat in a theater and watched actors magically transform into character…
I’ve sat in a ball park […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Why Not Try a Little Kindness?
“And the kindness that you show every day, will help someone along their way.”
–“Try a Little Kindness” (Glen Campbell, 1970)
Chris Sirianni is a restauranteur in Erie, Pa. who has achieved some notoriety for posting a sign on the front door of his eatery. The sign reads, BE KIND OR LEAVE.
His staff was treated so discourteously, he had to do something. Apparently, it worked. But, isn’t that […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Whose Right to Choose?
“Every person has the right to have his life respected. This right shall be protected by law and, in general, from the moment of conception. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.”
—American Convention on Human Rights (1969)
Some topics are worth re-visiting, so I’m writing again today about the right to life debate–something I covered April 6 of this year.
The topic of abortion never goes […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What’s the True Cost of Nation-building?
“A Democratic foreign policy would empower experts to plan post-conflict reconstruction ahead of time; not on the fly; it would build a standing roster of international police to handle security after we topple a tyrant; it would create a system to rapidly stand up indigenous security forces.”
–Senator Joe Biden (Wall Street Journal, September 9, 2004)
I confess: Over the last two decades, I stopped following events in Afghanistan. Perhaps you did […]