Trayvon Martin’s Death is a human issue
I think many people are surprised that there is still so much outrage over the death of teenager Travyon Martin. Martin was killed by George Zimmerman in Florida in February of 2012 and the initial shock and anger surrounding the death concerned racial profiling. Zimmerman, a Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer, shot African-American Trayvon ...
Integrity after the Nashville flood
When Nashville was flooded at the end of April last year, it shook the community. Strangely enough, Nashville didn't get much national media coverage, nor did we receive very much financial assistance from outside sources. Celebrities outside of Nashville didn't rush to hold telethons to help us nor did the President rush in ...
Drinking and Driving
This is the post you don't want to read if you are guilty. This is the post you don't want to read if you don't want to hear it. This is the post you don't want to read if you think it's just a soapbox.
This is the post that you should be reading ...
Little League Baseball Begins again!
It’s time for fall baseball! My loyal readers, bless your hearts, know that I’ve been in something of a withdrawal since spring baseball was finished in mid-June. There have been no funny stories about parents going at each other, no heroic stories about kids doing brave deeds in the name of the game and ...
Guns for Circus Tickets: The Nashville Incentive
Back in July, a Nashville church offered an interesting incentive to people in the area to decrease violence: bring in your guns and for every gun you turn in, we'll give you 5 free tickets to see a circus that is coming to town.
When I initially heard about this program, the skeptic ...
Robber beat up by 86 year old woman
In life, we have the opportunity to define ourselves in many ways. For some of us, we define ourselves by our eduction or our careers. For some, it's our family. For others, it's our leisure or time spent traveling.
For one man, he will forever be defined by getting his butt ...