A Couple of Timely, or Timeless, Riddles

What do the latest school campus killings in Oregon have to do with the price of meds these days? Hint: At the risk of giving you the answer to the first riddle, what does Nero have in common with the U.S. Congress and what rhymes with riddle? Depending on the news...

A Cause Worth Supporting

Like motherhood, the American flag and apple pie, philanthropy is to be admired and cherished. Certainly, there are many deserving causes and my wife, Barbie, and I support as many as we can. One of our favorites is finding a cure for diabetes. And four of my favorite...

Who’s Teaching The Teachers?

Consider these two stories making the rounds right now: A second-grader at an Indiana public school was “banished” by his teacher after telling his classmates that he didn’t believe in God. The 7-year-old was forced to sit by himself during lunch for three days and...

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Supreme Court

Including the recent decision of our Supreme Court that the plain meaning of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, was something different than the plain meaning of the Act,* the Supreme Court is now two for two in upholding the Act, by hook or crook....

Self-Editing While You Write

[Hum to Whistle While You Work if You Can Carry a Tune Better Than I] A universal conundrum for writers advanced and novice: How to edit if you don’t have an independent editor? One of my writer friends, Tom Drinkard, who regularly (and I do mean regularly) blogs...

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