Category Archives: Daily Drama

It looks like Bill Whittle nailed it with his essay on deterring terrorism.

People argue passionately and relentlessly on both sides, but bring little that’s new to resolve the issues.

Perhaps the basic confusion underlying this argument is whether terrorists are psychopathic killers or misunderstood and abused members of an underprivileged group.

Being “mean” to Islamic terrorists will probably not deter them.

Continually exposing and bringing them to justice insures that existing social structures operating toward the common good have a chance of remaining stable.

Unconditional love, support groups for terrorists, and sympathy for those who choose to send their women and children to kill innocent civilians ignores the fact that love, support, and sympathy has never deterred psychopathic killers or even spouse abusers.

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This morning marks the twelfth anniversary of my married life with Gretchen. We’ve had an amazing dozen years together and I look forward eagerly to what is coming next.

I wake up every day, secure in the knowledge that I seem to be doing the right things to keep our relationship growing and happily observe that Gretchen is doing the same.

When the give and take of our relationship gets strained under the pressure of managing our lives in the midst of hectic business careers and running a household full of cats and various stray visitors, we are fortunate to have learned the skills to spot where our communication is failing and mend the breach quickly and permanently.

We have observed and have commented often on the fact that you find the right person when you are ready and not before. We had both spent many years looking for that special someone we could trust, but we had to separately discover that we had to become trustworthy ourselves before that magical moment would occur.

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If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t. You probably remember hearing that piece of advice, but Dan Rather is now paying a heavy price because he never learned it. He triumphantly slammed President Bush’s National Guard … Continue reading →

Lee Kalcheim has written a tongue-in-cheek account of a poll that should brighten your morning. The Zell Miller reference is priceless. Before the Republican convention, 86 percent of the population thought Zell Miller was a professional golfer. After the convention, … Continue reading →