The term ‘Trophy Wife’ is often used in a derogatory or disparaging way and refers to a wife who is regarded as a status symbol for the husband. “Trophy wife” originally appeared in a 1950 issue of The Economist newspaper, referring to the historical practice of warriors capturing the most beautiful women during battle to […]
Leap years exist to get our calendars back in sync with the solar system. So, February 29th is all about correcting drift. By inserting an additional day into the year, the drift can be corrected. We may owe the existence of leap year to the historic fling between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. The Egyptians were
Wilt Chamberlin was a career 50% free throw shooter which, for an NBA player, is considered poor. However, during the 1961-62 season he shot 61% and in one game that year, where he scored 100 points, he made 85% of his free throws. He accomplished this by shooting “granny style” or underhand. Despite his improvement,
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Needtobreathe, my favorite group these days, has the song Hard Love, with the lyrics “in the morning you will need an answer; ain’t nobody going to change the standard.” It’s a fight song, an encouraging message, for the long journey between trials and redemption. It’s about appreciating the wisdom and maturity that comes from hardship.
I have an original piece of artwork displayed in my office from a friend of mine who is an artist. It is titled “Less is More.” My friend was visiting once during my kids’ elementary school fundraiser which included ‘spin art.’ If you have ever done spin art, it is cool to see what is
Our way of life revolves around hundreds of millions of people, multiple times a day, exchanging time and energy of their personal essence for money. We are often encouraged to make this a poorly conceived unbalanced trade by our employer focused on profit and advertisers that advocate buying our way out of emptiness. Millennials are
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I post a new blog roughly every ten days, usually on a Sunday or Wednesday. When that day lands on my Mom’s birthday it makes perfect sense that the blog be titled, Mom. I have made numerous references to my Dad in these blogs. No doubt I owe much to him. However, my Mom has
While waiting in line for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, I was reflecting on my activities of the past few months and was struck by how many ‘sins’ tie back to an absence of Joy. By letting our ‘Christian Joy’ slip away, we allow pride, envy, judgement of others, etc. to replace it. On Gaudete Sunday,
Thanksgiving has always been the holiday for family gathering and sharing the day, meal, and conversations. This Thanksgiving will be different with little family around to celebrate together. Things have changed. As my daughters get older and build their lives, understandably it impacts what had been the ‘usual.’ In addition, my Mother-in-law passed away a
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Building on my prior blog concerning the too early passing of my Dad, I am motivated to make every day count. All too soon it will come to pass. In a previous blog I mentioned a great man who I had the pleasure to work with during my one year of coaching college football, Ed
