Op-Ed Archive
Today the first day of spring, International Day of Happiness, and the day of Fred Phelps’ death. What a strange thing to say you might think. Well, if you didn’t know Rev. Phelps let me tell you a little story. …
While waiting to merge onto a local Phoenix freeway I peer off to my right, taking notice of a small American flag waving in the breeze. It isn’t so much the fluttering of “Old Glory” that garners my attention but …
One of the projects I took on when I started my internship, this year, was to assist a program for people with disabilities who would like to find meaningful volunteer opportunities in our community. I had no idea that this …
I look at the mess and think, A pile of slop. But he’s eating it. He actually seems to like it. I became a father at the age of 40. My son, Nolan, is approaching his second birthday. Despite my …
“900 Years of time and space and I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important.” As one of my all-time favorite quotes from The Doctor, it made me think of all the instilled messages that one can pick up from their …
Last Wednesday I had a bit of an existential moment as I was wasting time on the commuter train into D.C. Sifting through my friends’ Facebook posts, I came across an article noting the upcoming 35th anniversary of a very …
Every morning when I get home from walking the dog, I sit at the kitchen table to read the paper and eat breakfast, wondering how I will manage when there is no longer a paper to read. Sometimes the reading …
Have you some goal(s) in life that just never really seem to turn into anything concrete? Maybe you’ve been telling yourself and anyone else who asks about some job or career that you’re going to have one day, but that’s …
Ah those knights from the days of King Arthur…do you remember the castle Camelot and the round table which provided a spot for each one of the knights, yet by its very design meant no one sat at the head …
One of the higher compliments anyone can pay me for my work is something along the lines of “I would love to take that workshop myself!” or “My high school- / college-aged kid could use that program!” or better yet, “Everyone could …
