D. RANDALL FARO

A recent online news article included this sentence: The dog could have potentially drowned. “Could have” and “potentially” are the same...

Ornery . . . disagreeable . . . obnoxious . . . cantankerous . . . cranky . . . grouchy. Who likes to be around people whose demeanor is...

1998 brought a movie to theatres starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. It’s title: You’ve Got Mail. Along with the interesting theme and...

Activities planned for the next 24 hours. Feed dog, make breakfast, read online news (1.5 hrs). Online banking and scheduling medical...

Five years ago Marine Petrova reviewed Jim Holt’s book, Why Does the World Exist in the Los Angeles Review of Books. She begins her piece...

A 2014 Huffpost review begins thus: “My name is Jordan Belfort. The year I turned 26 I made $49 million dollars which really pissed me...

Many years ago I wondered if collecting something might be a fun avocation. Stamps, coins, seashells, buttons, whatever . . . although...

“It just feels right.” Every hear that? Or think that? One must be VERY careful. Most people have experienced feeling a certain way about...

In my youth I spent many a da at Riviera Club (the Rivi) in Indianapolis. The main outdoor pool is one of the largest in the country,...

Stewardship. The last time you likely used that word in a sentence was somewhere between a decade ago and never. A steward is a person...

From giggles to rolling-on-the-floor-holding-your-sides, laughter really is good medicine. This from the Mayo Clinic website of stress...

This is a follow-up to a post on the use of offensive language written a couple of days ago. A very good friend of mine read my post on...

If you enjoy reading American history, Allan Eckert’s Winning of America series is for you. The six books are: The Frontiersmen,...

A current “joke” making the rounds is that cell phones are so called because so many people appear to be imprisoned by them. A synonym...

For some kids as young as six years old it’s an integral part of their vocabulary. It’s all over the TV and movies. Newspaper headlines...

Human beings are smart. Granted, we can’t do some amazing things that other creatures accomplish. Like monarch butterflies migrating...

Speedbumps. I detest them. Speedbumps, in general, are a pain in my car’s ass. They stress a vehicle’s suspension system, especially if...

Passion is an intense, driving feeling or conviction. I am passionate about my faith and connecting it to daily life. I am passionate...

Am I happy with myself . . . my values, attitudes, and the actions that flow from them? Another way of putting it: when I look in the...

Today’s post is a compilation of quotes for reflection. from Henry David Thoreau’s “Life Without Principle,” printed as published in...