Journalism. During my trip to Wichita last week, a classmate asked me a very interesting question: “I wonder what they are teaching in journalism classes these days.” I replied I do not know but it is not the journalism of our youth. He and I have faith agreements and political Read more…
Helene. I am trying desperately to avoid writing about politics or war in the middle East. I wanted to avoid commenting about the political wrangling about hurricane response. The hurricane recovery is an enormous problem that will take years to recover. Mistakes will be made. Patience will be needed. I Read more…
Happy Rosh Hashanah to the Jewish community. Another Important Event in History. Last week I discussed a important lesson I learned about forgiveness in South Africa. This week I learned another important history lesson. I always assumed ending the cold war and the crumbling of the Berlin Wall was exclusively Read more…
TRC. I want to begin my return from Oxford with a positive story that brought tears to my eyes. The story was a prominent part of modern history but somehow I missed it. Only recently did I become aware of the amazing story of South Africa after Nelson Mandela was Read more…
Errors and Solutions. We made it to our granddaughter’s wedding in Oxford, England and had a great time with family and forming new friends from the groom’s side. We had fun, fine food and even the weather was good. Along the way, I often recalled the words of Epictetus, the Read more…
England. On Tuesday, Jeny and I will board a plane in Mobile and fly to London, England. We will be driven to Oxford. We will be attending the wedding of our oldest granddaughter on Saturday. Andrea earned her PhD. in sociology from the University of Colorado. She is a post-doctoral Read more…
Crossing Divides. We spent a couple of days at the beach. I tried to clear my mind of the political divisions in our country. When that failed, I have been trying to cross the divide by having dialogs with friends on both sides of the aisle. We are having much Read more…
Dishonest leadership. A reader sent me an article on the rise of dishonest leadership. The reader is politically conservative. I found it to be very interesting, insightful and well written. Although most people will read it as a statement about politics, I found it to be insightful about many areas Read more…
Paris 2024. I hope everyone has been enjoying the Olympics. I am in awe of the work ethic and success of Katie Ledecky. I have no words for the athletic talent of Simone Biles in the vault. As a psychologist, I am doubly impressed with her ability to overcome her Read more…
Happy Anniversary: Sixty-two years is a long time to live and a very long time to have the privilege of being married to the same person. Last Sunday, July 28, 2024, Jeny and I celebrated our 62nd wedding anniversary. Many of you remembered us with Best Wishes and Happy Anniversaries. Read more…