In 1988, the world-renowned Theoretical Physicist, Stephen Hawking, wrote his monumental treatise that made the London Sunday Times Bestseller list for a record 237 weeks. It has been translated into some 40 languages and has sold about one copy for every 750 people on the planet. The name of the book? “A Brief History of … [Read more…]

Back in the fall of 1971, when my parents deposited me on the campus of East Stroudsburg State College, I had a decision to make. I was 17, and for the first time in my life, was basically on my own. Would I sustain the Christian beliefs my parents had imparted to me? Or, would … [Read more…]

When things at work haven’t been going well and your boss tells you he wants you to come to his office – and sitting at his conference table is the HR rep – “the handwriting is on the wall.” When your son says he can’t find his most recent school Report Card on the very … [Read more…]

This past winter changed my property’s landscape forever. Five pine trees of various shapes and sizes couldn’t stand up to the gale-force winds that blew in with a series of Nor’easters. My chainsaw massatree buddy, alias Woolley-Bully Bunyan, helped me manicure my yard back into its “Better Homes & Gardens” likeness – or nearly. In … [Read more…]

I hadn’t completed even my 1st semester at college when the Dean of Students paid me an unscheduled visit. Hebinformed me I was being relocated to another dormitory because I posed an unfavorable arson risk where I currently resided. Humiliatingly, I was burned in effigy in front of probably 30 guys from my dorm who … [Read more…]