It started in 5th grade. Tom Baker, Joey Vallone, and I were told we could play Rhythm Sticks in the Christmas Concert rather than sing. We actually believed our banging away during The Little Drummer Boy helped the song. Time…

Dale J. is an online friend from whom I got this — A lot of my old hard drinking friends are making posts about drinking today in honor of Jimmy Buffett, but what they don’t know is that he got…

THE SECOND VULTURE All that follows is copied. I offer it as a sobering, disturbing reminder that what we do may not be all we’re doing. Or could do.— In the 1990’s there was a widely circulated photo of a…

EXCERPT: “This past Sunday, I preached my last sermon as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights. I have made the decision that I’m not only leaving my post as head of staff, but I’m going to be…

Quick Review: Let your life shine! was before us yesterday. Today: “Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public…

Let your life shine! says the wording on the side of a van. It’s a van that’s the Resident Transport for a senior living center I frequent in line of duty. It’s a fabulous directive: Let your life shine! Let’s…

Here’s another in my incredibly intermittent series on Retirement. Whether it’s early or late, planned or unexpected, eagerly anticipated or shockingly blind-sided, you’re better off going into Retirement with your eyes wide open. To help you with that, I defer…

An EXCERPT from a great Fast Company piece (about Taylor Swift’s Tour and Social Media and Real Life) that you and I would do well to remember moving forward together — Online narratives distort real life more often than you…

“For me, retiring would be like killing myself.” — Keith Richards