Point of View

UNITED STATES—Clutter, clutter people, we talk about it all the time and I’m realizing once you get things organized and in order, it just makes your life so much easier. This past week I did a massive and I mean massive overhaul of the basement. There were things in the furnace room, the laundry room, the closets, and just...

UNITED STATES—Last week we had a conversation that centered on the notion of the difficulty of parenting. This week I want to turn the conversation to the notion of public shaming. This shouldn’t be something that is foreign to most Americans, but for some living under a rock it may be. Public shaming is where the entire world knows...

UNITED STATES—It was no argument 10 to 15 years ago, I would easily wrap all my Christmas gifts, but within the past 2-3 years, I have swapped wrapping gifts for bagging them. Why? Bagging a gift is just so much easier. To be honest, time seriously got the best of me in recent years, and I was put into...

UNITED STATES—Man, what a feeling it is right now to be a fan of Michigan sports. I mean The Michigan Wolverines just trounced the Washington Huskies in the College Football National Championship game with a 34-13 victory. Look, I’m an alumnus of Michigan State University and while the Wolverines are a rival for us, you have to root for...

UNITED STATES—“Star Wars’” version of a death star is a space station with super weapons capable of destroying an entire planet. But there are also real death stars out in the cosmos that swallow up nearby neighbors. And then there is Donald Trump whose destructive force here on Earth has the capacity to transform formerly well-respected people into unrecognizable versions...

UNITED STATES—Well that was quick. As quickly as 2013 came, it now comes to an end. And like so many others we take the time to reflect on the previous year: the highs, the lows, the good, the bad, and the ugly.  As 2013 comes to a close, 2014 is knocking at the door and people are already planning...

UNITED STATES—What does it take for you to realize that you have done too much? Would you have to pass out after work from exhaustion? Would you have to have your entire body in aches and pains? Would you have to fall to sleep and not realize that you slept the entire day away? There are a ton of...

UNITED STATES—Let’s face it, when the New Year arrives it's time to celebrate. With most celebrations, the amount of alcohol flowing will be at gargantuan levels. When I think of New Year’s Eve celebrations, I just think of people getting hammered and not in a good way. It seems whenever people have an excuse to drink, they take things too...

UNITED STATES—To apologize or not to apologize that is the question of the day. I sometimes ask myself why in the world is it so difficult for some people to utter those simple two words: “I’m sorry.” I mean does the tongue go up in flames with the notion that those words would have to be uttered. Some people...

UNITED STATES—Who knew that The White House Correspondent’s Dinner would become such a celebrity filled event. I had never even heard of this event until President Barack Obama got into office, it was like this small kept secret, but all of a sudden it has become this celebrity-filled media frenzy event that is the hottest ticket in town. Well, it...