Fellow Chalfonteers, as a former Atlantic City, NJ lifeguard, I can’t help wanting my Planetary Lifeguard to rescue this poor, lonely stump of tree in a sea of trouble day after day in front of our condo. But I’m not sure whether to pull him or it further in or push it further out of … More Help, Planetary Lifeguard! Tree in Trouble at Chalfonte
Lou: I took a flight with my dentist last week. Bud: Oh yea, that’s nice. Where’d you go? Lou: Two Crowns. Dr. Viner crowned me twice. Bud: Oh? Lou: Yea, the crowns may have solved problems I was having, still I don’t feel at all kingly like Charles or even the slightest bit royal. (rim … More Come Fly with Me, With Odds and Ends Let’s Fly Away Then float down to Peru
Isn’t it better to erase words off blackboards in our minds we’ll regret later having said? Whether you were married in a church or before a justice of the peace, isn’t marriage a kind of religion to practice, to believe in, hold sacred? Words uttered in anger can provoke horrid outcomes, excommunications from that … More Why Risk What You Treasure Most? Please Hold That Thought!
What religion we adopt or that adopts us usually stems from where in the world we were born and most likely from what faith our parents practiced. Mine were Catholic. So, soon after I was born, they had me baptized and later confirmed in their faith when I was still a kid growing up in … More Where Did Your Religion Originate? The Middle East, The Indian Subcontinent?
Sorry, I’m a wordsmith who just can’t help constantly criticizing and critiquing communications. I even write blogs and books about it, one titled “Spin Man.” Even at the condo where I live in Florida, occasionally I’ll politely criticize usage of certain words I feel are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Here’s what … More What’s Better? Celebrating Starts or Finishes? Words and How We Say Them Make a Difference!
Among those who attended Pope Francis’ funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome was an army of climate activists for whom Francis was a climate blessing. He saw dying “not the end of everything, but the beginning of something.” Planetary Lifeguard™ was certainly among them, at least in spirit, as he believes the … More Among Climate Activists at Pope Francis’ ‘Beginning of Something’ was Planetary Lifeguard in Loving Spirit
Among those attending Pope Francis’ funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome will be an army of climate activists for whom Francis was not only an inspiring pastoral pope, but a climate blessing. Planetary Lifeguard™ will certainly be among them, at least there in spirit, as he believes the Pope appreciated his blowing … More Among Climate Activists at Pope Francis’ Funeral Will be Planetary Lifeguard in Loving Spirit for His Climatic Hero
After a long, hard-fought battle against the terrorist pneumonia refusing to release its holy hostage, Pope Francis nevertheless triumphs and now just after Easter Sunday has set sail for his deserving reward–heaven. His Holiness now sails toward his well-earned resting place, although he’ll probably not rest there either. He will now be with his savior, … More Pope Francis Sails Straight to You Know Where … More Pope Francis Sails Straight to You Know Where
If you never saw a teenage Saint in a polo shirt, or posting on social from a cell phone, get ready. Soon you’ll be asking Blessed Carlo for a lift! Upward! Finally, someone who looks like a typical millennial today is enroute to sainthood. Can you tell which statues in the picture above are … More Hey Guys, It’s Cool to be Catholic
I couldn’t help thinking of the number 3 today as a few years ago, I bought a home at 333 S. Maya Palm Dr. in a private residential section of Boca Raton, FL. Then two years later, I sold it for a little less than what I paid because it needed a new roof. … More Once was my home