Standing Up

I try not to be cynical, but it’s difficult sometimes. Life doesn’t always work out the way I’d like and I’ve seen, again and again, how people will choose their own interests before helping others. Politics is an especially jaded profession. More than ever, it feels like “honest politician” is an oxymoron, as elected officials [...]

I Left My Heart in San Diego

Sometimes I’m not exactly sure how I appear to other people. And if you happen to get to know me online, where I tend to be quite the long-winded little wordsmith, it’s possible you would get the impression that I’m a bit of an intellectual. This is certainly true – I do have my moments [...]

Never Give Up! Never Surrender!

In the brilliant 1999 film, Galaxy Quest, one of the oft-repeated taglines was “Never give up! Never surrender!” It’s a great tagline, especially when dealing with aliens, rock monsters and the unknown possibilities of the Omega 13. But it’s a pretty good philosophy for the rest of us to have as well. How many times [...]