Archive for the Blogging Category
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America’s Flawed Safety Net
America is facing a mountainous debt, an anemic economy with a shrinking labor market, and an alarming increase in the poverty rate. How America deals with these problems, how they prioritize them, will present a number of really big game changers
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The War on Poverty Can be Won in the Classroom
I know I have written several articles about the importance of mentors for children born into poverty. But, I'll say it again, without mentors, most children born into poverty are destined to remain stuck in the cycle of poverty. I know many of
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Teachers: The Front Line in the War on Poverty
One of the many intangibles that holds back poverty victims is the loss of dignity brought on by put-downs and low expectations. Achieving small successes, one milestone at a time, requires a lot of patience. The challenge is to bring h
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War! Good God Y’all!
My wife's dog recently threw-up several bits and pieces of something rotten he apparently found and ate while roaming around our farm. Before my wife could clean up the mess, the dog had eaten up everything he had regurgitated. It's a disgusting thin
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Without Love There Can be no Miracle
Many years ago I had an epiphany experience that changed my life forever. It was a miracle. The unspoken foundation of a miracle is the presence of pure love. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are not God-given laws, but if you are lucky
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The American Crisis in 2012
The January-February 2011 issue of Harvard Magazine, speaking of America’s stagnant economy and rising debt said the following: "Most Americans have not experienced austerity in a long time, so the decade ahead may come as a shock. Expect contin
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Moving Customer Service to Asia is a Dumb Idea
A recent New York Times article reports that "Americans calling the customer service lines of their airlines, phone companies and banks are now more likely to speak to Mark in Manila than Bharat in Bangalore." Well, this week I spent nearly fo
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Is it Arrogance or Outright Disrespect?
In day-to-day discourse, we inevitably encounter people who are rude in their behavior towards others. As a child growing up in poverty I learned that some people can be cruel. I often thought that looking down upon other people is a characte
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The Mayans May Very Well Have Gotten it Right
Throughout the ages, powerful and inspiring thoughts have been presevered and handed down by the medium of legend, the fable, and the fantasy. The folklore of the Mayans has origins in the calendar, the indisputable instrument for measuring t
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It’s Called Free Will For a Reason
There are a lot of classic year-end resolutions made during this time of the year. But there is a big difference between the commitments we make and the actions we take. We say the words with good intentions and try to make sense of them according
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