“But, Dad, when I have enough to buy this Lego set, then I’ll start saving.”  Do these words from my 10-year-old son sound familiar?  Odds are you have either heard something like this from a child, from a friend, or

One week ago we celebrated one of the greatest of American holidays, the 4th of July.  This post may seem to be a week late, but the spirit of liberty is not reserved for one day of the year.  Also,

Previously posted June 7, 2016 This post has been ruminating in my head for some time now, and today is the perfect day to turn it loose. It occurred to me a while back that I both read and write

Previously posted May 13, 2016 The other day I attended a groundbreaking for a new hotel that will be built in Coralville, IA.  As is typical of these events, there was a lot of excitement and speeches about how this

Previously posted April 22, 2016 The artist formerly known as, then known again as, Prince died the other day at 57 years old.  May he rest in peace.  There are plenty of articles and posts out there about how he

Previously posted February 27, 2016 Credit where it’s due, this title was borrowed from one of my mentors, Rabbi Daniel Lapin. The particular lesson he delivered regarding ‘paralyzing perfection’ was over an hour long and had significantly more depth than

Previously posted February 25, 2017 Today the school district held parent/teacher conferences so students had the day off.  Because I dream about being back in school occasionally (in order to take all of the days off), I decided to take

Previously posted November 13, 2015 Today is Friday the 13th and some people out there (possibly you) will not be comfortable until a beautiful Saturday is upon us. Why is this? Where does this seemingly irrational fear come from? Before

Previously posted on June 13, 2015 Two out of three Americans expect retirement to come with financial stress based on how they are currently saving, according to a new Bank of America and Merrill Edge survey. So this survey shows