Medal of Honor

Posted September 4, 2008 in Patriotic , Thoughtful | Comments (1) | 135 Views

The other night at the Republican National Convention a video was presented about a man who earned a Medal of Honor. I saw this video and had to post it. If anything brings both sides of the political parties together it [Show Full Post]

Honesty is the best policy

Posted August 25, 2008 in Thoughtful | Comments (1) | 134 Views

The other day I went to the local oil shop (Grease Monkey) to get my oil changed. I pulled in and was greeted by an employee asking me various things about my car and if I had been in before. This [Show Full Post]

A message from George Carlin

Posted November 7, 2007 in Family , Thoughtful | Comments (0) | 81 Views

I received an email from my dad this morning which had a message from George Carlin that is very touching. Apparently (I didn't know this) George Carlin's wife passed away and he wrote this after she passed. It's very touching. [Show Full Post]

The Answer

Posted July 14, 2007 in Thoughtful | Comments (0) | 62 Views

Author Unknown A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself and screams, "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain,"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Curious, he yells: "Who are you?" [Show Full Post]

Alcan Highway

Posted June 15, 2007 in Thoughtful | Comments (0) | 36 Views

I watched a documentary on the History channel last night of the Alcan Highway. Today it is known as the Alaska Highway. I really have never heard of this highway before last night and was amazed at the hard work and [Show Full Post]

Two boys playing baseball

Posted May 24, 2007 in Funny , Thoughtful | Comments (0) | 30 Views

My dad sent this to me today. I got a good laugh out of it. :) Two boys in Boston were playing baseball when one of them was attacked by a killer Rottweiler. The dog had already locked [Show Full Post]

College is about learning from experiences

Posted April 25, 2007 in Special Needs , Thoughtful | Comments (0) | 26 Views

My wife pointed me to this article about a college kid at Penn State writing about a kid in his Gym class that has Down Syndrome. It is a fantastic read and gets me and my wife excited for Madison's future. [Show Full Post]

Heros

Posted April 17, 2007 in Thoughtful | Comments (0) | 29 Views

The word “hero” is defined as follows “a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities” I wanted to share the story about the teacher that was a hero for his students during yesterdays tragic [Show Full Post]

R-word Speech by Soeren Palumbo

Posted March 16, 2007 in Special Needs , Thoughtful | Comments (0) | 41 Views

Meag sent me a speech that was written by Soeren Palumbo. I don't know who this kid is but he has a little sister with disabilities. His speech was on the topic of using the R-word (i.e. the derogatory word that [Show Full Post]

The Measure of Success

Posted January 18, 2007 in Thoughtful | Comments (0) | 28 Views

My brother Dave sent me an email talking about how taller people make more money and how they are on average smarter. The article also refers to how important it is for a baby to be healthy: "This means, whether tall [Show Full Post]