samwise the brave

a little over a year ago my pal mark zimmerman lead a dialogue via a radio event at a church on the near westside of cleveland.  the event was called 1 night on the street.
its purpose was and is to raise awareness that one person can truly make the difference in the life of those [...]

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i know its been awhile since a real post here. there’s been much that has complicated my schedule of late..but all in a good way.
-a celebration of 29 years of marriage to Rose, the most amazingly beautiful woman on the planet.
-going to the son’s graduation from bootcamp and enjoying our family while there.  my [...]

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gotta admit there was some deep emotion early in the day as we drove the few miles from the motel to the parade deck at parris island. it had been 89 days since we saw each other and i wasn’t sure what to expect. i’ll post some pics later from my d1 [...]

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i’ve got to admit my more than passing interest in the political conventions that are and will be occupying our lives over these next couple of weeks. having spent some time engaged as an operative of sorts for the ‘92 and ‘96 campaign cycles i’ll be watching (fox news of course). beyond the [...]

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as people of faith, we’ve got to grab the reality of the world we live in and have an impact. another favorite author in the wall street journal is dan henninger. here’s a clip from todays wsj that offers some insight on the whole georgian mess. i think dan’s observation about the [...]

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