It was terrific to see that Danica Patrick won her first IndyCar race on Sunday.
With the victory, Patrick became the first woman ever to win an IndyCar race. The win represents one more step taken by women athletes, one more barrier shattered. Patrick’s name joins an impressive list, one that includes such icons as Billie […]

With so much discord in America, with so much divisiveness, bickering and outright battling, there remains reason for hope.
This past Friday night, I had the opportunity to go down to Haverford College, a tiny liberal arts school just outside of Philadephia. In the days leading up to my visit, both Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama […]

“You’ve got to laugh to keep from crying.”
Here we are… April Fool’s Day 2008.
The only problem is that there really isn’t a hell of a lot to smile about.
The world is a mess, and it’s getting worse on a daily basis.
But, as bad as things are, if we lose our sense of humor, we lose […]

Perhaps God is on the Republicans’ side after all.
Think about it.
The Republican party has run this country into the ground, has destabilized the world, turned America into an isolated pariah, destroyed the economy and has, on the environmental front, helped to accelerate the process of global warming. That’s one hell of a track record.
You’d think […]

To get the ball rolling on this blog, why not just dive into the deep end for the two biggies: religion and politics. 
Karl Marx got it all wrong.
Religion is not the opiate of the masses. Religion incites the masses to engage in stupid, dangerous and truly evil behavior. From the Crusades to the Spanish Inquisition […]

This is the first of what will be many musing on subjects as disparate as politics, sports, entertainment and literature. The musings will be what’s ever on my mind or may be taken from the morning headlines. Of course, much of this blog depends on what you… my visitors have say. I look forward to […]