Recently I noticed what seemed to me to be an increased advertising for companies that will help you search your genealogy; your ancestry. I didn’t know if that perception was real or imagined. So I researched it.
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Located on the southeast corner of the U.S. 60 and Country Club Road is a billboard promoting Grand Canyon University (GCU). The message is, “Find Your Purpose.” The obvious implication is enrolling at GCU will help you in that important search. Although I am not the intended target of the commercial, the assertion makes me think.
Read MoreLast Saturday we staged what has become an annual tradition for Tyler, Braden, Yale and me. We are a small part of a much larger group. Reports tell us 59,300,000 Americans and Canadians will be joining us as we “wheel and deal” our way through the 2018 season of Fantasy Football. It all began a week ago with our league draft.
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It’s August 30th. College football kicks off in two days. This is incredible: my grandkids have already been in school 4 weeks.
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Last week when we left, Jason rose to speak, “William is right. I do have something I want to share with you. This is new to me. And it is scary for me. I am trusting all of you. I want to share something that no one except Andy knows. And even though we are best friends, he didn’t know this secret until this afternoon.”
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In true fashion Andy arrived right on time. He was never early, never late. Before he could even sit down he cautioned me, “We don’t have much time.” “Fine by me,” I answered. Every week or two we met at the end of a day “just to stay in touch.” This afternoon it was obvious neither of us had arrived with the plan of unpacking an agenda.
Read More“But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You’re gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody.”
Read MoreReal life is complicated and does not lend itself to simple explanations. Circumstances and events aren’t always possible to reconcile with our sense of justice. Sometimes we might never know why things happen. Why do people suffer? Why are there terrible, destructive natural disasters?
Read MoreWhen a friend learned I was spending most of my time at home, he correctly assumed I would have an increased amount of “free time.” To help me use that time productively he generously offered to enroll me in something known as “MastersClass”.
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Accurately predicting the future is often a complicated venture; however, occasionally it is an easy endeavor. For example, over the last two weeks weather experts have warned us to get prepared for the coming monsoon season. Of course, they were right.
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The 4thof July has always been my least favorite holiday. I enjoy it even less than Arbor Day. Don’t get me wrong, I esteem and appreciate what we commemorate; but heat, the crowds, the mosquitoes…Yuck. John Adams recognized not just the importance of the signing of the Declaration but he also he seemed to anticipate its significance to future citizens. My version of the story goes like this.
Read MoreOn May 25th Sandy and I celebrated our 6thwedding anniversary. It’s ok. You missed your opportunity to send a gift card or a present, but now you have more than sufficient warning for next year.
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I am writing this note to you on Memorial Day. This is a day set aside to honor the men and women who gave their life in the service of our country. However, in a far less significant way, Memorial Day has also become the “unofficial” start of summer.
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