June 2008

from The Editor : Gratitude
I am endlessly amazed at the callous lack of gratitude we Americans can muster. I believe my amazement comes from my own realization of what a fool I am and yet still how much I have - just by being blessed to be born in this country. I mean - I can screw up any good thing that God decides to send my way. Really I can.

	May 2008

from The Editor : Pack-Ratters Take Hope!
One of my best friends once told me that he'd never met a man who could completely fill a four-car garage with junk until he met me. I'm not too sure it was a compliment. He's told me three times now. Once for every time he visited me in my garage. I've tried explaining to him that my garage is infested with very large packrats and that matter how many traps I set the junk just keeps piling up...

from The Editor : Generosity As A Way Of Life
If you've ever been to a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game at PNC Park you have likely been ushered to your seat by some kindly senior gentleman with an old rag to wipe off your seat. When they are done a tip is appropriate, buck or two for his kind gesture and the assurance that he will look out for you and your guests during the game. This past month my daughter took me to a ball game. We arrived very early to get a chance to see the teams warm up. Our seating section usher lead us to our seats with a big smile, wiped them down for us and helped us get situated. I gave him a couple bucks and he watched over us through the game. As I watched more folks file in I noticed to my great displeasure how many never even said thanks to the old fella. Where has our generosity gone?