Our world changed on 9/11/01 and nothing has been the same since.  We should have expected it, but I don’t think we realized just how far reaching those changes would be.  Have these changes been for the good?  Probably not.  Some, though, were necessary while others were an expression of a government wanting to reach… Read More »

Minnesota Vikings’ defensive end Jim Marshall found his place in history books on this day in 1964 alongside others like aviator Douglas Corrigan and fellow athlete Roy Riegels.  They all had the same “middle” name:  Wrong Way. They were branded with this middle name for going the wrong way. “After recovering a fumble against the… Read More »

I am not a fan of The Wizard of Oz and have some convictions against it for a variety of reasons.  However, we cannot deny its monumental place in pop culture.  Rotten Tomatoes ranks it 46th out of 300 greatest movies of all time in spite of a 98% rating.  Ranker ranks it 22nd while… Read More »

It’s interesting how sports writers spin their stories.  This year’s WNBA made it to the forefront of popularity thanks mostly to two rookies:  Caitlyn Clark (Indiana Fever) and Angel Reese (Chicago Sky).  Game highlights were spun to sound as if Clark or Reese did it all, scored every basket, blocked every shot, forced every turnover,… Read More »

Alabama resident Sarah Fiacco is doing something she never dreamed of doing.  She’s a cafeteria lunch lady! Fiacco’s husband, Air Force Lt. Col. Bryce Fiacco, was transferred by the military from Virginia to Alabama.  While in Virginia, Sarah was a stay-at-home mom to four children.  She had started a home bakery business that had grown… Read More »

Did your worship stink yesterday or did it have a pleasant aroma?  Think about that for a moment as we consider a product that many of us have in our homes. Febreze. The Febreze commercials have been interesting through the years.  Do you remember the commercial where an overflowing trash can with rotting items had… Read More »

The third Thursday of October has been designated as Get Smart About Credit Day.  It would have been this past Thursday, but I had other things to write about.  From national statistics, it’s evident that Americans are anything but smart concerning credit card debt. “Collectively, Americans owe $1.14 trillion on their credit cards, the Federal Reserve… Read More »

If you don’t like it, you can blame Herbert Birch Kingston, a philanthropist and candy company employee who had a great idea in 1922.  The Cleveland, Ohio man wanted to bring some happiness into the lives of those less fortunate which included orphans, newspaper boys, those in the hospitals, and shut-ins.  This kind gesture was… Read More »

As I write today’s devotional, I will confess to a bit of historical ignorance.  The Mason-Dixon line.  I was familiar with the term and, obviously, if there is a line, it must mean there is a geographical division.  I knew that it had something to do with the south.  But, beyond that, I really knew… Read More »

He didn’t deserve it.  He had committed a crime, brought shame on the nation and his family, and brought his office into disrepute.  He deserved a trial, considering the scandal he caused.  He deserved jail.  Instead, he received a pardon. His name was Richard M. Nixon.  The pardon was granted by President Gerald Ford on… Read More »