Tremendous Tracey
Up from Slavery—The Freedom to Read by Aamir Musharraf
Today, February 1st, we celebrate our freedom to read. On this date in 1865 President Abraham Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constit...
read to succeed
Books, books, good for the soul
The more you read the more you know.
The more you know, the more you achieve
So read great books, if you want ...
Invasion of the Mind Snatchers
Passion is the element in which we live; without it, we hardly vegetate.
Lord Byron
Growing up I loved Saturday afternoons in the ‘70s because th...
Manipulation with an expectation of vindication
“While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.” Stephen R. Covey
This week international spo...
four things in four years
Four years ago this week I made a decision that I knew was coming for the past 45 years. In the words of ole blue eyes, “I've lived a life that's f...
Are you Slacktose Intolerant?
Offer the lazy an egg, and they'll want you to peel it for them.
- A Proverb
Slacktose intolerance, also called loser phobia and hypomalaisa, is ...
my most blessed christmas ever by charlie "tremendous" jones
I was nine years old and the depression was still in full force. We came from Alabama and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in a little row...
It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel tremendous!
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
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Deconstructing the Bull
I recently attended a board meeting where the members discussed whether or not the organization should purchase a building. The overwhelming majori...
The dangers of an empty mind
It's not enough that we purge negative people and things from our lives; we have to put something in their places. Nature abhors a vacuum, so unles...
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...
