Life is being reborn around us. Days are getting longer, warmer. It's the first day of spring. Our pasts will always be part of us. But so will our future. That's something we all too often forget. No doubt your recent past has been difficult, at times extremely so. Lots of disappointments, lots of challenges. … Continue reading It’s the first day of spring
Essays & Inspirations
Where have all the flags gone?
Image by jcolman via Flickr Last night I took a stroll throughout my neighborhood to walk off the huge amount of food I ate for the Thanksgiving feast. It was a quiet, peaceful night. As I made my way down the street I noticed something that I hadn't seen in a while. There were two … Continue reading Where have all the flags gone?
My mom, Ruth McVay Trenn and what I got from her
Sometimes it doesn't matter whether or not there are no words to explain how important someone is to you. Sometimes explanations can't tell the whole story. Sometimes you just have to explain anyway. Today marks the 13th anniversary of my mother's death. She died suddenly one day, without much warning, of what was likely a … Continue reading My mom, Ruth McVay Trenn and what I got from her
RIP Teddy Kennedy
Image via Wikipedia When you're an Irish Catholic growing up in New England in the 1960's and 1970's, you're going to have a certain affinity with the huge Kennedy clan. And that's true even if you don't fully embrace the politics. While I was too young to remember the assassination of John F. Kennedy, I … Continue reading RIP Teddy Kennedy
I agree with Roger
Roger Ebert, in his blog post for the Chicago Sun Times, lays it out pretty well as to why we need a public option for health care.. "I"m safe on board. Pull the life raft up" Sure, the Obama administration and the "progressive" left have been less than honest about key issues such as costs … Continue reading I agree with Roger
The Gates situation dialogue is failing
Jonathan Capehart, an editorial writer for the Washington Post, had an article yesterday entitled "The Race Dialogue We Won't Have". A worthy read. Then today's editorial page has longtime Post editor Colbert King's great piece "The Black Man at the Door". The title of the first article signifies the problem with thes entire situation. … Continue reading The Gates situation dialogue is failing
Henry Louis Gates Jr. and what’s really wrong with this picture
When I read about Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. getting arrested at his home in Cambridge, MA, I cringed. As the story unfolded, it became clear to me how easily this can happen. Simply misunderstandings, a cop doing his job, and racial profiling all worked together produced yet another incident that we all could, … Continue reading Henry Louis Gates Jr. and what’s really wrong with this picture
Hats off to Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins…
Image by Getty Images via Daylife ...and to the many others who risked their lives to explore space and to make those three the first to reach and, in the case of Armstrong and Aldrin, step foot on the moon. It seems so detached from the happenings in our lives today. We haven't had anyone … Continue reading Hats off to Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins…
A new, healthy client
I recently got a new client who's starting a new business of his own. He's a top caterer in a major city, but he's changing gears. His name is Greg and he's strong environmentalist. So, he's now establishing a consultancy to help anything from restaurants and other caterers all the way up to large entities … Continue reading A new, healthy client
A new Greatest Generation
The past few weeks I've seen not one, not two, but three young men with missing limbs. One had lost an arm, one a leg, and the most recent, both legs. Maybe I'm wrong, but their relatively close cropped hair signified that they were military. The DC area has Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval Hospital. … Continue reading A new Greatest Generation
Thoughts From Vinton Ave 