I’m Ready, Celebration! I’m Ready, Celebration! SpongeBob SquarePants turned 20 years old on May 1, 2019! For anyone younger than 35, SpongeBob has been ingrained in your pop culture. For parents of anyone younger than 35, the SpongeBob theme song is most probably ingrained in your brain. For those who missed these SpongeBob years as […]
No Limit to Wealth and Power: The College Admissions Scandal Wealth. Fame. Privilege. Entitlement. Whatever the origins and whatever the reasons, the new college admissions scandal sheds harsh light on a terribly broken system which provides opportunities to the wealthiest of the wealthy while denying opportunities to those without means. The ringleader, William Rick Singer […]
Mardi Gras – An All or Nothing Lesson Last evening at the stroke of Midnight, Mardi Gras officially ended. Fat Tuesday, Carnival or Shrove Tuesday. Whatever you call Mardi Gras, the celebration includes rich foods, richer costumes, vibrant music and dancing. It remains the Christian feast before the fast (Lent). In an ironic twist, perhaps […]
Movement or Flash in the Pan? We just passed the one year anniversary of the horrific school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida where 17 were killed. In the immediate aftermath, the “Parkland Teens”, a group of soon-to-be activist high school students, flexed their muscle in forcing national televised forums on […]
The Final Super Bowl My wife, Kristen, is rooting for the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl. How can that be? One of her favorite shirts includes the saying: “My two favorite teams are the Buffalo Bills and ANYONE who beats the Patriots”. Speak of the Patriots and Kristen will lecture you about […]