If I had one wish….

What would I wish for? Hmmmm….. Well, an easy one would be world peace. Another might be a cure for cancer, or food for hungry children. I think I have a better idea….

How ‘bout I wish for a useful set of ears?

When Murphy doesn’t win….

I love it when things go well.

I was flying from San Diego to Indianapolis today when we were informed by our pilot that one of the engines of the plane was overheating. (One of the airline employees said it was on fire!) We quickly diverted to LAX, where we…

Our entitlement culture

First of all, I am not saying what you may think I’m saying. This has nothing to with our political system and how we handle the problem of poverty and inequity. What I’m thinking about is a culture where constructive criticism and honest competition are seen as destructive, and where…

The compelling virtual world…

OK….this one’s a little “stream of consciousness….” Bear with me.

I find the virtual world we live in compelling.

Not because I have a virtual Library of Congress at my fingertips, and not because I can find 50 different…

Jumping ahead and looking behind

A few years ago, my friend Dave Fackler shared with me a conversation he’d just had with his then 17 year-old son.

Like most 17 year-olds, his son was experiencing brain-lock, and wasn’t seeing a particular situation clearly. In a moment of…

Nature or nurture?

We live in Fishers, Indiana. We really enjoy living here, but honestly, it’s still a town in search of its identity. We are in the heart of the suburbs, yet we remain surrounded by private farms. It’s pretty cool, though. I love driving 3 blocks from my house and seeing beautiful fields of…

There are people out there!

I have never liked negative humor, or really, negative talk if any kind. Joan Rivers used to drive me nuts, because she couldn’t seem to be funny without ripping someone else down. That mean-spirited style lives on in talk radio today, and I can’t stand a minute of Rush Limbaugh…