In todays day and age, given all the tensions over the war, religion, and radicalism, I think it is particularly important for Americans to point out when folks are making a pro-active effort to make things better for humanity.
Congratulations and thanks to Mohammed Shaikh and the Masjid el Noor Mosque in Toronto for leading the [...]
The fam and I went to the Richmond Folk Festival yesterday. Lots of fun. Lots of good music. We heard an amazing gospel group, Larry Bland and the Volunteer Choir, and an awesome band Irish girls, Líadan. We saw some Diol Drumming, listened to folk band The Country Store, some African American Fife & Drum, a Laotian [...]
Today is Monday. Last week this time it was Monday, too.
The difference? Last week a promising young rising senior in our community was alive. Today, we buried him.
Last Tuesday, he was shot and killed. There are still plenty of rumors as to why this all happened, but the long and short of it was girlfriends, [...]
N.B. This is the text of a funeral I officiated of a precious child who did not quite see the light of day. Names have been changed or obscured for the privacy of the family.
Dear family and friends, we gather today to pay our respects to young Annie, baby daughter of My Friends.
In the most [...]
It’s been way too long.
I got tons of opinions, but it’s all just junk.
Al Sharpton made his case about Don Imus on The O’Reilly Factor last night. A very impressive and clear message. Don’s been canned, and it probably should have happened. I can’t wait to see Al and his buddy Jesse jump this publicly [...]
People are morons.
One of the most effective systems of rules we have in this country are the literal Rules of the Road. Our traffic laws are designed for maximum freedom and are, for all intents, non-discriminatory. These rules are so powerful that insurance companies determine liability based on their usage. It is incumbent upon each [...]
I’m sorry… why are we celebrating again? This day off is for what…
I’ll go with this — it sounds noble: Labor Day
I must admit, I do really get a swell of American pride when it’s put like this:
The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the [...]
It was a sight to behold.
My wife and I were driving up I-95 and coming towards us, with a NYPD police escort (hundreds of miles south of NYC), were a line of about 35 charter busses. We are almost sure these busses were headed to New Orleans. There was a NYPD command center truck with [...]