My life has taken on a newfound level of stress since my wife and two boys and I were forced to temporarily move into my childhood home with my parents. It is a tiny home and despite my parents graciousness, the dynamics of two families under one roof is excruciating. That is why it was a well needed break when we packed up the car and traveled to the Jersey Shore to forget about the entire mind numbing reality. It was such a beautiful day on the beach, despite the fact that it was overcas...

I was raised in an ultra Christian household with parents who felt that all other religions had it all wrong. It was only through Jesus that you would be saved and ultimately go to heaven. And being a devout church attendee I never questioned their views, they just simply became my own. It was a long time before I started to notice, let say late teens, that this religion was not working for me. And when I attended college it became clear to me just how closed minded the people of this faith a...

My job allows me to spend large amounts of time traveling from client to client and listening to the radio. Which is a plus, because it keeps me current and informed on the news as well as politics. But it is becoming increasingly difficult to discern truth from spin. My political affiliation if Republican, I voted for Bush and will more the likely vote for him again although he is not without some definite weaknesses.First and foremost, the man is not very articulate. The mainstream press ha...

So, lets sort this all out. I mean that is what this is all about isn't it? The outside is whorling around me; do this, buy that, you've gotta have that, and on and on and on. And my job as a husband and a father, is to make some sense out of it all! It's crazy, just mind boggling at certain times to make certain that what I am doing, plotting my own course through life is correct. Following the crowd is not an option, it just holds no answers for me. I see the error of other paths, and it'...