On Tuesday, I had a proud moment when I watched my son Mike walk across the stage at Queens University to accept his university degree. I thought I might have cried, but I didn’t—just a big smile and an immense feeling of pride. I know so many reading these words can...

This week I learned a new word, and as I soon as I read it, I knew I had to commit it to memory.  The word is MUGRUMP.  Have you ever heard of that? It may be that a few of you reading this today are mugrumps and you didn’t even know it.  A mugrump is someone who has...

In the early 20th century, American Science Fiction writer Robert Heinlein wrote a book called, “The Notebook of Lazarus Long,” in which he included a list of what he believed every human being should be able to do to have a successful life.  The list included: Change...