my father just passed. in his nineties, he took his last breath, at home, in a room with his loving wife, some of his children, a grandson and his caretaker. he apparently decided it was his time to go. while it was sad to see a loved one passing, there was a consensus that heContinue reading “In Passing”
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He Honored His Father
perhaps i had a premonition. two weeks ago, i popped a tony bennett duet album into my car’s cd player. it was a moment to share the soothing, cool and in control master crooner’s voice with my wife. articles had already reporting on his failing health. i wanted to taste him before it would beContinue reading “He Honored His Father”
Is Biology Triggering? A Ten Commandments’ Tale
this post’s picture is of a mother and father goose with raising their goslings. is this triggering? does this biological reality offend? should pictures like this be prohibited from display at schools? there are enigmas attached to political correctness and the concept of triggering, sometimes, there are bigger pictures involved. mother’s and father’s day haveContinue reading “Is Biology Triggering? A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
He Called A Time-Out In the Game of Life: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
it was a bold and powerful mood, my father, in real life, called a “time out.” years ago, at the conclusion of the yom kippur holiday, extended family would get together at a house to “break the fast. ” those attending, having come from services, were dressed in formal attire. my father, all ready toContinue reading “He Called A Time-Out In the Game of Life: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
A Big Time Move: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
And the Lord said to Abram, “Go forth…” genesis 12:1 some people have a higher calling. abraham got a call leave his home and to become a great nation. moses got a call. he was told to free the hebrew slaves in egypt. mr. khari willis got a call. at 26, he is leaving theContinue reading “A Big Time Move: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
He Honored His Father With a Song: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
in 1972, mr. david gates, after his father’s passing, penned the song “everything i own.” at his father’s funeral, a friend told him that mr. gates’ father was always proud of him and his music. songfacts.com mr. gates, inspired by these words, penned a song honoring his father. gates said, “my success would have beenContinue reading “He Honored His Father With a Song: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
A Father Goose Story: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
ms. victoria williard, at the moment, in an attempt to make a video recording in a jacksonville florida parking lot ran into a biological force of nature. dailymail.com it was fowl on many levels. she was attacked by a member of one of this planet’s greatest parental teams. while mother goose was away, father gooseContinue reading “A Father Goose Story: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
Honoring One’s Father By Singing The Most Emotionally Painful Song: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
before he was born, his father wrote a song about his child to be. the song is considered one of the greatest singer-songwriter songs of all-time. the father-son relationship, unfortunately, did not last long. a few years later, his father tragically died in a plane accident. the father, the great mr. jim croce, the son,Continue reading “Honoring One’s Father By Singing The Most Emotionally Painful Song: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
Honor (Other’s) Mother and Father? A Ten Commandments’ Tale
And you shall teach them to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house deuteronomy 6:7 parents have obligations to raise children. the torah ascribes a moral obligation. in modern society, parents have legal obligations toward their childrens’ health and welfare. the disney corporation does not have such an obligation towardContinue reading “Honor (Other’s) Mother and Father? A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
“F” Is For Forgiveness: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
Take a shower and shine your shoesYou got no time to loseYou are young men you must be livingGo now you are forgiven” dispatch, the general a college friend came to me in distress. the college kicked her out for plagiarism. overwhelmed by work, she poorly decided to use someone else’s work rather than seekingContinue reading ““F” Is For Forgiveness: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
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