He was on the run from the law.

The police showed up at his door.

His acquaintance told the police that he wasn’t there.

But then his best friend [more...]

Easter is still 6 weeks away, despite the fact that all of the early Easter displays in stores make it look like it’s coming next weekend.

For the past week or so, my local stores have been selling Easter baskets, Easter bonnets, Easter greeting cards, and all kinds of Easter candy, including jelly beans (my personal favorite, even though I haven’t eaten them in years) and Cadbury Creme Eggs.

Most of us know exactly what to do [more...]

I’ve seen the old black-and-white photos — I wasn’t a particularly cute baby.

Chances are, you weren’t either.

I think most of us are born with shriveled faces and/or misshapen heads.

But, every once in awhile, [more...]

These days, everybody and their brother — and their sister — has medical advice that they want to sell you.

Yes — sell you.

That’s almost always what’s really happening when you see celebrities dispensing medical advice on TV talk shows. [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal and Web site know that I’ve survived more than my share of personal tragedy, heartache and trauma.

But I agree with the old saying: “You can’t control what happens to you in life — you can only control how you react to it.”

So I’ve always tried to find meaning and purpose in my [more...]