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The whitest white man in history?

Iam, apparently, the whitest white man that was ever white – and that’s not even including my ivory hair and beard. I received my DNA results, and the paperwork said

Just do it…or don’t

Just do it.” (Nike, 1988) “Do or do not. There is no try.” (Yoda, 1980) How many times have you said it – “I’m going to try to get that

Bravery, justice in the courtroom

Justice was served. That may have been the end of the story for some, but that surely wasn’t all of it. Last week I sat through hours of what can

Believe it or not: A true ghost story, For real

This story is true. While it’s not the scariest ghost story you’ll ever read – in fact, it might be the lamest – I found it quite frightful at the time. Quite frightful.

Back in my prior life, I was an Arlington firefighter.

We worked out heartily because you had to be in superior shape in case a building fell on you or a buddy.

One evening in the late 1990’s – we actually exercised morning and night unless rudely interrupted by some sort of emergency call – we had just finished yet another body punishing series of lifting and running.

Life happens; ask better questions

LIFE MATTERS

Life happens.

Sometimes it just keeps happening.

Actually, it always keeps happening. That’s not the problem. The problem is that we too often think it is happening to us instead of in us.

And if we are not aware and intentional in our responses, our typical default is either to lash out or retreat.

I’d like to offer a more strategic response: When life happens, ask better questions.

Nine from area indicted in TC

Seven Azleites, one man from Springtown, and a Pelican Bay man were among those indicted by the Tarrant County Grand Jury when they met in Fort Worth during the first half of October.

Charges include drug possession, fraud, theft, assault, evading arrest, burglary, and driving while intoxicated.

• Jason Coletrane Ivey, 42, of Springtown, was indicted Oct. 9 on a charge of indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree felony.

What’s your story?

LIFE MATTERS

Everybody has a story.

I’d even suggest that everybody has a defining story. We’ve all said it (or heard someone else say it) at some time – “Well, that’s just the story of my life.”

Have you noticed that no one ever says that after something really great happens?

“I just won the lottery! Well, that’s just the story of my life.”

“I had no delays today and everything went smoothly at work. Well, that’s just the story of my life.”

Sears-iously?! Another one bites the dust

ON YOUR MARK

When I was a boy, my entire sartorial world revolved around Sears, Roebuck and Company – better known as Sears.

The recent announcement that the department store was in bankruptcy and closing some stores was hardly unexpected, but, like an ill family member, you hoped the sad day would not come.

Well, it has.

Like many children of the 1960s and 1970s, to us, Sears was considered a one-stop miracle.

If I had not saved enough money from mowing yards, all my school clothes came from the Sears catalogue, ordered by parents.

My fiery, teachable moment

THINKING OUT LOUD

Have you seen a crisis about to occur and knew you couldn’t do anything to stop it?

It really is one of the worst feelings.

It happened to me last week when misplaced ice cubes caused me to almost burn down my house.

As he so often does, my son asked for a pre-dinner snack.

Those are different from after-school snacks, and only one type of the four mini-meals he’ll eat between the time he gets off the bus and the time dinner is ready.

Investing in your future

LIFE MATTERS

Today I want to talk about your investment portfolio.

Some of you are saying, “What investment portfolio? I’m just trying to survive one day at a time!”

What if I were to tell you that your daily spending habits provide you with the greatest possible return on investment?

And what if I were to tell you that how much money you make is 100 percent irrelevant to this conversation?