The purpose of authority is to serve. I ran across this quote in a commentary on St. James, whose feast day is celebrated July 25 in the Catholic Church. It ties together all of the various leadership fads of the last 30 years, starting back in the 1990s with W. Edwards Deming and his leadership … Continue reading The purpose of authority →

Published January 20, 2022 in The Tecumseh Herald A couple of days ago, I pulled in to the Perky Pantry on E. Chicago for a fill-up. I typically pump my own gas but it was before 9 a.m. and I was making a breakfast run to McDonald's. I thought about getting gas only after I … Continue reading Blessings of a small town life →

Time for a cool change? In March, the United Nations released the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's report on how global warming is affecting not only our planet but our lives and livelihoods. The IPPC report is by far the most comprehensive--and grim--accounting of the impact humanity is having on greenhouse gas emissions. Our window … Continue reading Climate Change is now →

In July 2018, I was doing a photo shoot with my daughter and granddaughters out at McCourtie Park near Somerset Center. We were walking around and discovered a small rock painted bright purple, sporting the words, "Have courage and be kind." I left the rock where I had found it after taking a quick photo. … Continue reading Kindness is the best policy →

Every living thing on Earth experiences the end of life, just as we all experience its beginning. But in our modern culture, death has become almost a forbidden topic of conversation. We live in a society that celebrates youth and beauty, perfection and immortality. Death seems to have been cut out of the overall social … Continue reading Paying Respects →