When the famous Life Cereal commercial first aired in 1972, I was eight years old. I distinctly remember asking my mother why those older boys in the commercial decided that it was a good idea to ask their little brother Mikey to try the cereal in the bowl in front of them. “I’m not going to try it” they say to each other while pushing the bowl back and forth. Then they have a stroke of genius – “Let’s ask…
When the famous Life Cereal commercial first aired in 1972, I was eight years old. I distinctly remember asking my mother why those older boys in the commercial decided that it was a good idea to ask their little brother Mikey to try the cereal in the bowl in front of them. “I’m not going to try it” they say to each other while pushing the bowl back and forth. Then they have a stroke of genius – “Let’s ask…
I am an American. I live on the East Coast of the United States. I am lucky. This is the greatest country on earth. Not because of what we’ve accomplished, but rather because of what we stand for. To the rest of the world, we are an experimental sociosystem to gauge whether true freedom is possible on our planet. When we fail, the world fails. But when we succeed…whoa. Whether or not you agree with our choice for president, the…
Congratulations America – we got it right. Thank you.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – The American Declaration of Independence This spring we took a family vacation to Disney World. We spent a day at Typhoon Lagoon. At this amazing water park, there’s a 3′ deep lazy river that winds around the perimeter of the heart of the park…
It’s one of those days – when mid-fifties with shifting breezes means it’s too cool to wear shorts, and a sweatshirt is more comfortable than a tee. A late October day in North Carolina when it gets dark around 6:30 and the leaves are nearing peak. In a week – the trees will be a bowl of Trixx and it will be getting dark an hour earlier. It’s one of those days when you stand mesmerized in the dying orange…
