Cross-country is a sport that requires a very specific kind of person to be successful. To be a successful cross-country runner, you must be able to deal with very uncomfortable…
The NFL will kickoff its 100th season Sept. 5 with a game between its two oldest teams, the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears . With 100 years of…
These days, there isn’t much I can do to feel genuinely embarrassed. Of course unexpected situations happen — you trip and drop food in the caf, you fall off your…
I haven’t been able to escape “The Dark Crystal” lately. On Saturday I heard a radio commercial for the new Netflix series based on characters created by head Muppeteer Jim…
You belong to a community whether or not you believe it. Community chooses you — absorbs you even. You perform a role in your community — whether you learn your…
“Rigorous but warm-hearted.” This is how former President Bill Clinton described Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) in the opening remarks before her lecture in Little Rock on Tuesday,…
The Enneagram, according to the Enneagram Institute, is a tool that “helps us to see ourselves at a deeper, more objective level and can be of invaluable assistance on our…
On the first day of school last week, I sneezed seconds before Dr. Monte Cox’s prayer in 9 a.m. chapel. It was dead silent and drew much attention from chapel…
At any given time, my desk is cluttered with all sorts of random publication paraphernalia. In fact, as I write this first column of the year, I am surrounded by…
Did it smell like cigarettes?” That’s the question I get whenever I mention that one of the highlights of my summer vacation was a trip to the Waffle House Museum…