SENSELESS KILLING IN LEESBURG The gruesome and heartbreaking death of an 84-year-old Leesburg widow at the hands of a career criminal with multiple prior convictions just four days after being released from prison yet again…;
On Life
Central Florida 100: Aspirations Within
Posted this week in Orlando Sentinel’s CF100: Aspirations Within ASPIRATIONS WITHIN. For this son of the first Italian war bride and grandson of my dad’s Sicilian father who risked the trip to Ellis Island alone…;
Central Florida 100: Community Portrait
Posted this week in Orlando Sentinel’s CF100: Community Portrait COMMUNITY PORTRAIT. Having just returned from a family vacation abroad for the past two weeks, we had the unique opportunity to view international sentiment about…;
Native Heir & The Lessons of Life
October 25th, 2007 Edited and Republished May 6, 2016 It was the Monmouth County racetrack in Central New Jersey. I must have been about 15, or something thereabouts. My sister—six years older—was dating a…;
The Chamber Pot – A Reminder of our own Humanity
While I continue to be overwhelmed by the improvements that technology has provided in our lives, I question how far it can actually go to address . . . shall we call it ….;
Christ’s Banquet is Open to All
I had the delight of visiting the Cathedral of St. Cuthbert in Durham, England, and, two days later, the Cathedral of St. Giles in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first is part of the Anglican Church –…;
The Messiness of Life
I was really proud of myself yesterday morning as I was driving into work. I had had a great weekend, thoroughly enjoying Jared’s Homecoming After-Party, going to sleep very late to make sure I was…;
Charisma
Charisma — mischievous, yet disarming: a cross between the boyish playfulness of Kennedy’s Nantucket and Clinton’s irresistible smile – Sprezzatura in Motion!
It’s Not Just About the Ten Commandments — How About the Simple Rules of Living?
The Rules of Living are simpler as we age. I’m not sure exactly when I noticed, but I certainly notice it now. It might have been as I explain and explained to my young sweethearts…;
The Penalty Box and Redemption
Several recent events got me thinking about being put into the Penalty Box in life for things which we do or which have occurred, as well as getting out of that Penalty Box once we’re…;