Failing Up

There is no such thing as "Fake News". There is accurate news, and inaccurate news.  When a person/leader responds to a question with "fake new" is means they are not smart enough or quick enough on their feet to answer the question and explain the premises of their answer.  If the news pertaining to the question is inaccurate point it out with counter accurate information.  I must say I do miss the day the of intell...

So, all the pouting has led to the attempt to change the name of the "Great Lake of Ontario" to the "Lake of America".  Few observations: 1. Does this make it America's Lake even though it is the smallest of the great lakes  2. Seeing if borders only New York State on the U.S side why not name it Lake New York?  3. The lake is split between the United States and Canada, are we naming only half the lake? 4. Does this ...

I just love Canada, and the Canadian people We could not ask for a better neighbor to our north!!  I have had the opportunity to spend a great deal of time there.  Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa all beautiful.  One of my  best friends in the world lives in Toronto.  The Canadians have stood with from D-Day on Juno Beach, where they lost 5000 brave souls in the month long battle of Norma...

When America stares into the water of the reflecting pool, hoping to see her reflection of the history that has been her life for the past 250 years.  A history made up of  the bravery required to fight for freedom and maintain it.  The courage of her people to bring awareness to injustices instilling change, and the greatest generation who sacrificed all to save freedom. She would see a vision to soar into space, sp...

In his 1861 inaugural address, with a country divided Abraham Lincoln provided a famous closing quote that is as applicable now as it was then: ""We are not enemies, but friends...The mystic chords of memory...will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature." 

There will come a time when labels will not matter, but the betterment and care for our neighbors w...

In this episode I have conversation with my dear friend, David, Hongo Robertson.  Hongo is a musician, visual artist, wood crafts, and writer.  He is a true renaissance man.  Hongo and I talked about the artistic, process and not being labeled or defined by one activity, but instead continue to push boundaries and become who you are.  We talked about the talented artists who I consider part of a modern renaissan...

Ever since I was in elementary school and up to this day, Sunday afternoon caused a kind of melancholy fog over me as I thought about the week ahead.  The month of August has the same affect on me.  As far back as I can remember, The Back to School advertisements came out in early August.  Football practice started  in mid to late August, and college was in session by late August.  Boom! just like that.&nbs...

We humans just don't interact anymore.  We walk down the street and stare at phone, we push the buttons on the ATM, the gas pump, self-checkout, people are having relationships with AI Chatbots, even going to them for mental health counseling, we have lost touch!  The consequences are severe.   When interpersonal communications erodes, so does are sense of value for others.  People are labeled, leaders util...

In this part of the Unites States some seasons can be identified by weather, activities based on the weather and the food of the seasons.  Autumn is apples, cider, changing leaves, and you know it is the middle of summer when you are lathering up an ear of sweet corn.  This is when you know that summer has matured, grabbed every warm day and ear of corn, because when it is gone we will all be eating apples and drinking ci...

I think that our planet Earth is a living breathing entity, and we are like fleas on dog living on her.  Just like bad habits effect our health they also impact Earth's.  Smoking cigarettes is bad for our health, unregulated emissions are bad for earths.

We all need healthy plasma, Earth needs the oceans. We need healthy lungs Earth needs trees.  Once we have symptoms of an illness we go the doctor.  Who takes ca...

"Hello Muddah, hello Fadduh, take me home from camp Granada."  This song released in 1963 and sung by Alan Sherman summed up how I felt about summer camp.  To me summer meant freedom, no schedules, endless days and nights with friends on bicycles, swimming in the lake and at my aunt Helen's camp.  Not forced summer day camp filled with "fun" activities and teenage camp counselor more interested in summer "fun" than a...

July 10, 1969 the #1 song on the charts was 'In The Year 2525" by Zager & Evans a cautionary scene-fiction tale about humanity's over dependence of technology and  progressive dehumanization.  That descriptive comes from AI, how ironic! The song takes place over 7000 years, predicting that machines will eventually replace human thoughts and movements, leading to our extinction.  This one hit wonder is as applicab...

The 1976 Bicentennial celebration of America's 200th birthday was designed as a unifying healing event.  The nation was healing after, the Vietnam War, Watergate, and economic struggles.  I was 17 years old in 1976 and about to enter my senior year in high school.  The top songs on July 4th were. "Silly Little Love Song" by Wings,  "Afternoon Delight" by The Starland Vocal Band, "Misty Blue" by Dorothy Moore. On...

To begin with I must say, I do not believe the elections in the United States are rigged at all.  How can a political party complain when they won the House, the Senate, the White House and Supreme Court, drop the mic. That is not what I am talking about here anyway.  I just love to vote. I love the entire day, the experience  of going to the local polling location the feel of community.  There are spaghetti&nbs...

It's a given that I have many issues that can keep a therapist occupied for eternity, and one of them is my aversion to the dreaded  Pot Luck dinner or event.  To be clear this disinclination does not apply to events involving family, or friends  holiday parties or celebrations.  What  I am talking about is that large community event where your "luck" is placed in the unwashed hands of strangers. ...

Art began as an accidental theme in my life back in high school when chose it as a major.  Little did I know the important role it would play in my life, through college and into my professional career. I was fortunate to have leadership roles at Syracuse University at the College of Visual and Performing Arts and Alumni Office that involved the arts.  I was in a similar role at Cornell University at the College of Archit...