The year was 1972 and I was at the birthday dance of my girlfriend Donna. A song came up that for the time was controversial and I was really surprised…
I have spent a lifetime working with kids. Most of my work with children has been with teenagers. I very rarely do groups because I prefer to spend time with…
This month is “National Child Abuse Prevention Month.” In April, we are encouraged to give special focus to joining together to diminish and hopefully end the abuse of children. Child…
Accepting the risk of joining the ranks of stereotypical males sharing sports analogies, I find this an appropriate venue. Imagine, if you will, that your favorite NFL team has reached…
As a professional speaker I have been doing student assemblies for a long, long time. I prefer to speak to teenagers but I have done my fair share of…
The Super Bowl this year was a fantastic spectacle of fireworks, entertainment, interviews, fanfare and football. The game was a display of excellence led by two fantastic young quarterbacks representing…
As a teenager I listened to a classmate play the piano and I was absolutely amazed at his ability to dance his fingers across the keys like a concert virtuoso….
In the world of parties, dances, balls and soirées, there is an old phrase quoted in our title. It is important for those attending events to not forget the one…
It was the morning of July 24th, four days before my fifty-fifth birthday. I had meticulously planned out a bicycle trip from Midlothian to Kansas that would cover five days…