Category Personal Essay
We have been reminded of our responsibilities to one another as citizens.
Dereliction – deliberate or conscious neglect.
…what we seek in our leaders are ideals that have defined, and will continue to define, the character of our society.
A personal essay examining the social lessons from Nuremberg and how they currently resonate.
We risk becoming spectators instead of participants in events evolving around us.
[Listen to the audio version by using the player below.] I guess I’ve always wondered why God isn’t plain-spoken. I wasn’t around when Moses or Jesus walked the earth, and I have not been a witness to a burning bush… Continue Reading →
[Listen to the audio version by using the player below.] Being a car guy has always been in tension with my profession as an environmental engineer. It is difficult to resolve this internal conflict, and recently, I have given it… Continue Reading →
It was finally a beautiful day in March and I needed the warmth of the sun after a long winter of snow, rain and gloom. I ate my McDonald’s sandwich in the car facing the sun and watched people come… Continue Reading →
[Listen to the audio version by using the player below.] My father was an alcoholic from whom I learned many lessons. In some cases, they were lessons about what not to do or what not to be; the negative example… Continue Reading →
[Listen to the audio version by using the player below.] Some people come into and out of our lives making faint impressions. Others, we never know, yet so many of them contribute to our lives in ways we may give… Continue Reading →