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“Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely on what you think.”

Dale Carnegie (1888 – 1955)

First I would like to wish my son Jason a Happy 19th Birthday and let him know that I love him and that he is one of my very few genuine “Happy Thoughts”.  The phrase Happy Thoughts reminds me of the movie “Hook”, with Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts and a very talented cast of other actors.  In the movie Robin Williams plays the part of Peter Banning a corporate executive who has become Read the rest of this entry »

“Procrastination is the thief of time”

Edward Young (1683 – 1765)

Hello to all, I’ve been away for a while and have had many excuses why I have not posted since February, some of the excuses are quite legitimate but the bottom line is, the main reason was “PROCRASTINATION”, plain and simple.  I know I’m not the only one with this debilitating problem and Read the rest of this entry »

“Death is not extinguishing the light, it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.”

Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941)

This post is for one reason only, and that is to pay tribute to my father-in-law who pasted away on Monday, March 30th.  He was a generous, honorable, compassionate man with very high morals and an even higher value for integrity.  He was a hard working man who loved his family, his friends, the Volunteer Fire Department, (which he was a member of for 66 years) and The New York Yankees.  He gave his all and then some and never expected anything in return.  Anyone who had the opportunity of crossing paths with him during their lifetime always walked away a better person.  He was one of a kind and he will be truly missed by my wife, myself  and the countless people who had the pleasure of knowing him.

RLM

“Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.”

Abraham Joshua Heschel

As I said in my last post, I’m appalled at the level of racism and bigotry in these United States and throughout the world.  I’m ashamed of my white ancestors, I’m offended by their actions and can’t conceive what moral or ethical values they thought they possessed when they would consider another race of human beings inferior to themselves. Read the rest of this entry »

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

Racism at its best or worst, that depending on what side of the fence you’re on and believe me, there is no middle ground.  Racism is running rampant through these United States, I see it everyday. Read the rest of this entry »