This article has nothing to do with traditional Washington politics.I don't remember a time when opposing views became hijacked so completely by radicals. Polarization on any number of issues is moving further away from the center, and finding purchase on the extremes.I don't see it as a Democrat...
...of a butte in Eastern Utah, I took this picture with a freaking iPhone and almost no sense of composition or framing.To me, the scene is sublimely and quintessentially "Western". In reviewing the nearly 500 pictures I took in 10 days of vacationing, it is the one I keep coming back to.My wife...
Illinois is flat.The trees get in the way of a long horizon.But the soil is some of the most fertile in the world, and that means green...everything and anything grows, anywhere.Big deal you say?Yeah, but when you live where brown is the dominant color, you come to miss the green.In the next few...
All I had to do was make it through the week. Beginning Saturday, June 6th, I was planning a driving getaway with my wife to some familiar places in the Midwest.Those last days before a vacation are always the longest, aren't they?Then Wednesday happened.18 of my fellow workers, colleagues, and...
Today's blog has nothing to do with voiceover, and everything to do with one of my favorite organizations...and my relationship to it.Boys Town...the original Father Flanagan's service organization for troubled kids is almost 100 years old.The landmark sprawling campus in Omaha has changed...
MEMORIAL DAY 2015My father was born in 1915 ... 100 years agoHe survived WWII,married his sweetheart,became an Illinois farmer,and if he was here today, I'd call himand tell him how proud of him I am,...just like I did every year.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Origins of the word and the image of the cornucopia go back to Greek and Roman Mythology. But over time, meaning of the Horn 'o Plenty has never wavered: Harvest - Prosperity - Abundance When Thanksgiving rolls around, I'm reminded of the FULLNESS of life...and I don't mean...
...and yet, I have reason to be thankful beyond measure. I don't remember the first few, but my most recent birthdays -- especially this one -- are notably poignant. Sunday, November 9th, 2014 marked my 62nd year in this world, and never has it been impressed upon me more, the value of...
THE VEIL Interacting on social media is like driving a car. There is an illusory thin veil that people believe they can hide behind. It reminds me of the invincible blanket that separated me from demons in the dark in my pre-pubescent bedroom. When you drive, the car's frame becomes the veil you...
About this time of year my wife and I start really missing the change of seasons. In Vegas, the Summer heat goes away, but you can't really say Autumn expresses its full blush in the desert... Add to that the opportunity to attend the wedding of a best friend's daughter - where MY daughter was...
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