This coming Saturday, I’ll celebrate my 66th birthday! I won’t have a party, which suits me just fine. And I probably won’t receive random and/or unsolicited well wishes on social media. To tell you the truth, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Welcome to the second episode of 2024. Today, I will revisit a post from my first blog. Since then, I've learned how to think and speak up for myself as easily take suggestions from people smarter than me. As we dive in, let’s see if I’m still that guy who was so full of resentment. I don’t think I am, but I’ll let you be the judge.

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Greetings, and Happy New Year! This year promises to be one for the ages in so many ways. I’m thrilled to lend my voice to the conversation, and grateful that you chose to join me for the ride. I'm also taking a different approach to the creation of this podcast as well as my companion blog. Hope you like it!

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This is the final episode of 2023, and I’d like to thank all of you for the support you gave me this year. Every time you listen, like, and share one of my episodes, you’re advocating for me. You’re the best, and I can’t wait to do it all over again in 2024. Take care, and God Bless!

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To quote Mother Teresa, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” The stone I cast is one that acknowledges the good work of others. And that happens to be Item #2 of my New Year's Resolutions for 2024.

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Although my list of next year's resolutions is not yet complete, one item that I'm sure will be on that list is for me to work smarter, not just harder. That means that I'll eliminate redundancy in my efforts. Why make more work for myself if I don't have to?

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I only had seven items on my list of resolutions for 2023, and I still

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Greek philosopher Epictetus said, “wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants”. As someone whose "wanter" is poised to overtake my common sense, this is a quote I must keep reciting, or I'd end up in the poor house with no way out.

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British Writer, Poet, and Philosopher Gilbert K. Chesterton once said that... “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” Wise words indeed. Happy Thanksgiving to yours!

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When I was growing up, I felt like one day a week was a complete washout. No playing outside, no television, and no going to the store. What was worse was that it seems like the sun was always shining on everyone else. How did I make the best of a seemingly bad situation? Well, I turned on the radio and let my imagination run wild.

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