During the seventh-inning stretch at a ball game we traditionally sing the old favorite Take Me Out to the Ball Game. When we sang “Give me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks” it occurred to me that I hadn’t had a box of Cracker Jacks for...
Research reveals that managerial style directly influences workplace productivity. The bosses who harangue and manage with negativity do not get as much product from their employees as opposed to bosses that encourage workers with positive statements about their workers’ skills and talents. So why do...
Unless you are Rodney Dangerfield or some other self-deprecating comedian, people do not tell lies to make themselves look bad. When I am ordering a pizza and I am asked for my name I tell them I’m Hercules. Why should I lie and tell them...
Oh, she was an ugly little girl. She was probably six-years-old and very ugly. There was nothing wrong with her hair and nothing wrong with her eyes and cheeks. Her nose was a nice normal nose. But she was an ugly little girl because of...
I have an on-line student this summer that has not turned in any assignments. He has not responded to my emails. He doesn’t answer his phone and will not return my voice mail messages. We have run out of time. If he will only respond...
The katydids have begun their summer song in Massachusetts. Their songs blended with the wooing sounds of the tree frogs fill the evenings with magic. Local lure says our first killing frost will now be six weeks away. That means we will have a killing...
Last evening my sister took a Hot Pocket out of the microwave, took a big bite and swallowed. Today her seared throat barely allows her to speak. As I was listening to her weakened voice I remembered being a little guy wandering around my neighborhood. ...
According to an Associated Press report, “Dozens of bills opposed by Gov. Paul LePage have become law because he misinterpreted the Maine Constitution and didn't veto the measures in time, the state's highest court said ...
Being a Christian doesn’t have a single definition. There are as many different kinds of Christians as there are Christians. Each of us brings a unique interpretation to our walk with God. He likes it like that. If He wanted uniformity He could have made...
Deuteronomy 10:17 is a most interesting verse. “For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.” Now let’s be honest. How many times have we tried to...