America has had a tough week. Never mind that MLK was an American. Never mind that we went from segregated schools and “colored” bathrooms in the 1950s to electing an African-American President roughly 2 generations later. Charlottesville is where we … Read the rest “Racism is the killer of the will. Be willing.”
For the third summer in a row, our family took our summer vacation to the coastal paradise of Blace, Croatia. We love this location, and we’ve come to love vacation too. If you’re looking for a place off the beaten … Read the rest “A review of Blace, Croatia: The GREATEST vacation destination in the world. ever. It has KITEBOARDING.”
There’s a man in the neighborhood who has no education, but works three jobs to support his wife and kids. He’s dirty and sweaty when he gets home, but he has a smile on his face, and he somehow still … Read the rest “The person you want to be: an introduction to willing”
You’re probably familiar with the motivational speeches and books out there that urge you to choose the life you want, and then go out and make it your own.
… Read the rest “What kind of life do you want? The question you should not be asking.”“17 steps to the life you want.”
“Live the life of
When Americans go to live overseas, it is usually because of their job. They go there to work, and for most of us, the arrangement is temporary. When we know that we are transient, it is easy to get into … Read the rest “10 Manly habits for a balanced life overseas”
This post is something of a personal memoir; if you have no interest in reading about popular music from the 1990s and 2000s, feel free to skip this one.
I can vaguely remember, about 24 years ago, hearing “The Freshmen” … Read the rest “Alternative rock: the culture that leads to death?”
How do you get your news?
Most of us don’t really think about it. We turn on the television and get fed whatever the networks think we ought to hear. Podcasts offer a different experience entirely. It’s like stepping back … Read the rest “6 Podcasts for diverse perspectives on current events”
“You will realize that other people just don’t have the freedoms that we have,” said my dinner host as we sat down to eat.
I was young — 22, just out of college, and getting ready to go overseas for … Read the rest “Four things people might not like about the “land of the free””
I wrote at length about what I call the Millennial Myth yesterday and how feeding the myth is destructive to our relationships and culture. Today, I was able to find the above video, which captured the essence of my point … Read the rest “The Manipulation Behind the Millennial Myth”
There is a glut of material floating around the interwebs about the so-called millennial generation and how the entire generation is little more than an impedance to the progress of the human race. The fact that the entire generation — … Read the rest “A new perspective on the millennial myth”
