Poinsettia

For a couple years I have been trying to keep poinsettia growing after the Christmas season. With a tropical plant … More

when down is upbeat

One of my co-workers may have nailed it. As a retired Navy Chief, I am probably comforted by the end … More

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry. Democritus For the … More

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. Napoleon Hill For much of the past year … More

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it… I can resist everything but temptation. Oscar … More

We never repent of having eaten too little. Thomas Jefferson Human beings, like all life, animal or plants, are designed … More

Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in while, … More

A recent post of one of my blogging buddies, Kairos, featured an interview with Rabbi Abraham Twerski, on how a … More

Good manners: The noise you don’t make when you’re eating soup. Bennett Cerf Comet cannot help himself. He often wolfs … More