This is the Worst

This is the Worst

A young teenage girl (NOT BELLA) went to the mall with her parents.  She was going to meet her friends.  Tragedy struck as her friends were late.  She was waiting out there in full view of all that were at the mall, right next to her parents.  She kept staring into...
What Matters

What Matters

My brother sent me this picture on Thanksgiving morning at 8:30 am. on his way to work with the message, “What are you thankful for this morning?” My first thought was obvious.  How tragic.  How sad.  How things are so different for so many us. My second...
A Few Things…

A Few Things…

Yep, time for a list.  We have officially launched our new podcast “Lunchtime In Rome.”  While the sound quality is not great YET (we are working on that and will be adding better equipment as we add shows/listeners/benchmarks) it was exactly what we had...
Is Something Missing?

Is Something Missing?

Have you ever felt like something is missing?  Perhaps you “have it all” (wife, kids, job, etc.) and yet you aren’t loving life?  Maybe you go through the motions and pretend that all is well when it just isn’t.  There are other times when you are quite aware that...
We Need to Heal

We Need to Heal

It’s going to happen again.  It always does.  The horrifically tragic and senseless events this past weekend at the Tree of Life in Squirrel Hill are another example of evil rearing it’s ugly head.  This one hit home for those of us in Pittsburgh more than...
Final? Thoughts…

Final? Thoughts…

Well, THAT escalated quickly.  I knew it would generate attention but I didn’t quite realize that it would grow to those proportions.  As it is, there are a few things I’d like to expand upon, clean up, explain.  My heart is heavy for the whole situation. ...