Conversation, Not Condemnation

Conversation, Not Condemnation

It may be hard to fathom, but the image above is one of the most famous paintings in the history of art.If you’ve ever strolled through a museum of modern art, you’ve probably thought, “My six-year-old could do that!” Or in the case of BlackSquare by Kazimir...
Starting Over

Starting Over

Carol Gardner was over a million dollars in debt from a failed real estate venture. She was 52 years old, divorced, and heartbroken.  She had no job, no income, and no prospects.  “My attorney just shook her head and said, ‘You need to get a therapist...
Elementary

Elementary

Sherlock Holmes, the world’s most famous fictional crime solver, died on December 1, 1893.That’s the date of the publication of “The Final Problem,” the last entry in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.  Holmes expired dramatically, locked in arm-to-arm combat with...
Who You Are vs. What You Do

Who You Are vs. What You Do

For Bukayo Saka, it was an exceedingly painful moment.He failed.  In front of a crowded stadium and a worldwide TV audience.Saka, a 19-year-old Londoner born to Nigerian parents, is one of the most highly regarded young players in the world’s most popular sport –...
Riding the Waves

Riding the Waves

According to Greek legend, it took the hero Odysseus 10 years to reach home by journeying across the Mediterranean Sea after the Trojan War. But that’s nothing.  So far an armada of plastic toys has been at sea for 29 years.  And some of them have gone...