I recently went to a talk at Franciscan University by a priest who had done missions work in Siberia for 20 years. He said sound spirituality is putting the other person’s needs before your own. That would seem to fly … Continue reading →
I interviewed a financial planner in Findlay, Ohio, for an article for my wife’s magazines. During the interview, we talked about the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing, contemporary issues affecting both the stock and bond markets, and several dynamics around international … Continue reading →
The book Cambodia (A Shattered Society) notes that under the Khmer Rouge regime, there were “mobile brigades” of youth, and adults, who worked exhaustively each day in the fields of agriculture, industry and fishing. What’s more, they were rationed merely … Continue reading →
Post election I have continued on with my ‘populist pursuits.’ Besides house painting, I continue to write freelance articles for our local newspaper. One article that I wrote in the last week was about an extra-ordinary senior at Bluffton University. … Continue reading →
Okay. The election dust has settled. And, that’s right, I decided not to ask for a recount. (Didn’t want the country any more divided than it is.) Also it was apparent, at least to our campaign staff, that Russia didn’t … Continue reading →
In the last week of the campaign, I was interviewed by NBC News out of Maryland for a story they were doing on official write-ins. A similar story about write-ins in Ohio ran in Kent State University’s online newspaper Wired. … Continue reading →
In the last few weeks, I’ve done a number of articles for my wife Liz’s magazines. One of the stories was about a 13-year-old who has a “compassionate streak” a mile long. If, for instance, he sees someone eating by … Continue reading →
Have started another exterior house painting project (hoping to complete it before election day — because I could be quite busy after that). After giving a talk at Oberlin College a number of years ago, a professor there referred to … Continue reading →
The local Fox News affiliate did a nice piece on the campaign… And I have continued with our Ohio back road stumping strategy. Well, with Ohio being the “center of the political universe,” and all… This morning I headed into … Continue reading →
In my spare time (like there is any), I’ve been contacting Secretary of State offices and filling out “official write-in” forms so our votes will be counted in as many states as possible. Criteria varies from state to state. Some … Continue reading →