Cracking a glass ceiling was no challenge for this person. In fact, it was expected of her. — I love putting a face with a name. From time to time, when I’m talking to a stranger on a phone call, I mentally envision what I think they might look like. I think we all do that, at one time or another. I include a picture of my sister…

Actually, 70 years, but the first 25 years kinda sorta don’t count! — The first time I met my future wife, I had fallen on top of her when we were simultaneously tossed out of a wagon together. I was the lucky one because I landed on top of her, our heads bumped at the wrong angle, and she got a cut forehead…

My 47-year-old father’s death crushed me harder than anything I saw while I was in Vietnam. — Cemeteries are the landlords of our lifeless bodies. Inside each casket, you will find a lifetime of memories, if only the residents could talk. For many of us, they also contain the answers to many unspoken questions. You can stroll through any of these in the daytime and find them…

There is no accountability and as yet no consequences for his actions, either. — One guy! That is all he is, ladies and gentlemen, one guy! I believe he thinks of himself as omnipotent in his ability to influence people into accepting all of his lies as nothing but truth. He is aided by all the media sources — radio, TV, and newspapers —…

The process of metamorphosis is desperately needed in our society right now. — You scare me! Are you afraid of me? Why? Because you don’t know me? Is that it? Is it because you think I am someone different from who I really am? Could that fear be born from unfamiliarity? We all have a fear of the unknown, or of what we don’t know. That…

An inhumane answer to methodically lower American debt and balance the budget. — Faced with one of the most difficult challenges to America’s burgeoning debt, our political representatives are faced with the daunting task of curbing the nation’s debt, while at the same time, tackling an imbalanced budget. How they are going about it is puzzling to me. The Republican-controlled Congress recently passed…

It will take much greater emphasis on the letter “I”. — When I stop for a moment and think about all the problems America is facing right now, I could easily get depressed, if that was in my nature. Luckily, I am an optimist. I tend to think there is a solution to every problem. There is definitely one solution our…

How will we define our heritage to our children and grandchildren? — How? The epic times we are living through will be passed down from one generation to the next one day; I have but one question for all the Baby Boomers: How will we tell our story? Our heritage is what we have inherited from the past to value and enjoy…

It is past time for us to show kindness and compassion to each other. — We all walk different paths down life’s innumerable trails. None of us walk side-by-side, lock-stepped in with our friends and families. What we experience may be similar, but at the same time, wildly different. …