An Invitation

   Cracks in the Wall is available now on Amazon in paperback and e-book. It will be launched officially on Sunday, July 24, 2016 and all are invited! Please stop by for a beverage and light refreshments between 1-4 P.M. at 1077 S. Paseo del Prado, Green Valley, AZ....

Hopelessly naïve?

My last post regarding being civil and kind probably painted me as hopelessly naïve and unrealistic, at least to some who read my blog. So, I guess there is a need to clarify the two most important points in that post. First, being civil and kind to other human beings...

Kind words and civility

Never miss a chance to say a kind word. This thought has been expressed in many different ways by many famous people but it seems that the world is badly in need of being reminded that being kind does not indicate weakness. Several years ago, I was invited to the...

New Hampshire-Drugs and Murder

Apparently, if one is to believe the news reports, drug usage, particularly heroin, is the major problem facing the state of New Hampshire. This according to a poll taken among New Hampshire voters and reported in the Wall Street Journal in November. Well,...

Moving Christmas to the attic

After packing away the last of the Christmas decorations today, I thought about a Christmas past when I was asked to give the homily in our church on the Sunday after Christmas, a notoriously poor attendance day. The basic theme of my “message” was this:...

Another Christmas Wish-The Planet Parking Lot

In 2012, I posted a Christmas wish that the Stacey Burns murder case would be solved within a year. Astoundingly, that was three years ago! What a disgraceful shame. Here is my new Christmas wish. I wish that all human beings would adopt the civility that is...