Tremendous Tracey
Your best year yet begins the day you die
I recently sent a birthday greeting to a high school acquaintance when his name and profile picture came up on my Facebook birthday announcements. ...
Objects in mirror are more powerful than they appear
Long ago in a small, far away village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and de...
TremendoCare: Health care for your head
Recent studies claim that one in four Americans suffers from depression. Don’t let your body catch a disease of the mind! It’s a well-known fact t...
How I finally became the most popular kid in school
I confess I wasn’t very hip when I was in school. Part nerd, part band geek, and part quasi-athlete, I mixed with a wide range of kids and never ma...
Berks Technical Institute Commencement Speech
Good evening graduating class of Berks Technical Institute. Thank you to President Reichard for allowing me to share this evening’s remarks. I want...
When Your Best Isn’t Good Enough
There are times in everyone’s life when we cannot get to the end goal we desire despite how much effort, hope, or prayer we apply. One of the keys ...
Work ethic or wish ethic?
Two construction workers sat down to eat their lunches one day. One worker opened his lunch box, took out the sandwich, and exclaimed, “Oh no, not ...
it takes a good fall to know where you stand
Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.
William Cullen Bryant
It’s the first day of fall, my absolute favorite season. Some lament the passing o...
Three Ways to Know You’re Fulfilling Your Destiny
When people ask what the purpose of life is, the approved response is “a life of purpose”. While this is absolutely true, it’s a bit esoteric and p...
no more mr. nice guy
I recently went to a riverside baptism service held by one of the megachurches in our area. It was a gorgeous summer afternoon and I definitely fel...
Certain Inalienable Rights
Our country was founded on the declaration that all men have certain inalienable rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I would like t...
I lived life and all I got was this lousy T Shirt! Or, Failure Is an Option
If no one is responsible for the consequences of their mistakes or can claim victory for their successes, what’s the point of living? We may as wel...
This is a free country, right???
I remember back in the mid ‘90s when the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy under President Clinton was unveiled. Many of my fellow soldiers thought th...
i was a charm school dropout
When I was in the tenth grade, my dad got the most outrageous idea to enroll my little sister and me in thirteen weeks of Charm School. To add insu...
coming out of the corporate closet
Not too many years ago I worked for a company as a project manager. I worked tirelessly to please the customer, promote those that worked the harde...
