Wandering with Reckless Abandon

If you are not aware of the story of Sarah Kreager you are a fortunate soul indeed. Sarah was the victim of a beating by a group of nine middle school students in Baltimore’s Hamden neighborhood. On Wednesday, Judge David W. Young made this statement at the sentencing of 15 year old Nakita [...]

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Flying home from my Easter on Long Island I was captivated by a story in Southwest Airline’s Spirit Magazine.
I will wait while you all finish snickering.
The story is about an organization called Bonnie CLAC that works with people with limited income and less than perfect credit to secure reliable transportation at [...]

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It never fails that every time I say I am going to write on a few different things it ends up being one post…
The other day at Dunkin Donuts Joel and I had coffee with Brian McLaren. We spent a while talking about all sorts of stuff, networking, and talking about B Corporations. [...]

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I am out sick today.
I am never out sick. The last time that I took a sick day was approximately three years ago when I had the death flu from hell.
So what happened? It was a conspiracy, I tell you, and it all starts with Oprah.
You see, Oprah apparently has a friend named [...]

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That’s right, after a few road bumps along the way, The Garden’s Website is now up and running. Check it out.

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I am a slacker, I admit it. I have neglected my blog for what appears to be almost a month.
For now, a quick update on what has been going on:

T has moved from Long Island to Baltimore, which is a good thing an amazing thing (this would be a good time for [...]

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I believe that I have finished mourning the moving on of Joe Gibbs, and the end of the Redskins season. It has been a rough time, but my therapist and I believe that I am ready to move on.
And so, I move on to some exciting news…
It would appear that the charming young lady [...]

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Driving into Baltimore last night I was struck by what can only be described as potentially heretical thoughts…
Looking at the city from the Jones Falls Expressway, just before it dips under the Howard Street bridge, I was struck by the amount of churches that I saw…
Fresh in my mind were Joel’s comments on Creflo Dollar, [...]

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There’s a difference between us. You think the people of this country exist to provide you with position. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom. And I go to make sure that they have it.
William Wallace

It saddens me how often those in leadership forget this, and I pray everyday as we [...]

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I do believe that I need to take some time off from football.
This afternoon I had the distinct pleasure of flying from Providence to Baltimore with a planeful of Patriots fans. I had spent a couple of days just outside of Boston with a charming young lady from Long Island and her friends (an [...]

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