My personal concept of ‘hardships’ shifted again with Haiti disaster
Posted on February 2, 2010 - Filed Under Lifestyle News, World News | Leave a Comment
It’s easy, for me anyway, to get so caught up in my life, my family, … “me, me, me” … that I lose sight of people in my world and the world in general who suffer real hardships.
But I think my personal concept of the whole idea of “hardships” shifted once again following the earthquakes [...]
Simply taking a break from all the bad news — or is it denial?
Posted on March 2, 2009 - Filed Under General, National News, World News | Leave a Comment
I’ve simply been taking a break from all the bad economic news lately — or am I perhaps really just living in denial?
Nope, not denial, but, yes, I’ve worked at avoiding a good deal of the online and television news in recent weeks. My son, who has lost about half of his investment portfolio since [...]
What an amazing presidential election this was for all!
Posted on November 7, 2008 - Filed Under National News, Political News, World News | Leave a Comment
How exciting — Americans have elected the first African-American president, just 40 years after the nation lost Martin Luther King Jr.
As someone who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, frankly, I never thought I would see a black person elected president in my lifetime. I remember telling my wife about 9 or 10 years [...]
