May I offer a thought?I learned several years ago that schools for Down children are starting to take children with other syndromes since Down is becoming so rare. Now that tests can tell so early in pregnancy that a baby has Down, fewer people are choosing to have them.My heart breaks when I think about … Continue reading Underwater Fun

Within the past hour, I have been asked to come to the aid of my college chum Julie. There is a serious crisis affecting her home, a trauma so severe it borders on the cataclysmic. The future peace and harmony of the Bogart family is in jeopardy.And so, my considerable experience as an amateur family … Continue reading Coming to the Aid of a Friend

Remember those felt board Bible stories in Kindergarten? Several summers ago, my wife and I taught Sunday School together. It was a blast, we had great group of kids. Every Sunday, without fail, we would unload the plastic bag full of felt board Bible characters, and reenact Biblical history, right there in the classroom. Animals … Continue reading Arggg…Bible Fight!

Several weeks ago, British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking experienced a long sought-after freedom. Freedom from the wheelchair that has bound him for so many years. Freedom from the complete inability to move. Floating, free.Mr. Hawking had long waited for the chance to float free with Zero G -a commercial weightless flight company. The cost of a … Continue reading Loosing the Bonds of Earth

Julie Riggs is one of the people in this photo. I have no idea which one, and it really does not make any difference. What does make a difference is what this college senior is choosing to do when she is not preparing to graduate from the University of Georgia.Read about it here. Oh, and … Continue reading Vodka, Hookers, and Grace

A couple of weeks ago, we went to the birthday party of a dear friend, who is turning a significant age marker, which will remain classified. Ok, its 50. A good man, indeed, someone I have known and loved for many years.The party was held at the home of friends in Corona Del Mar, close … Continue reading Beautiful and Obscene

First National Championship - 1950May 13, 2007 - UCLA Women's Water Polo won the 100th UCLA National Championship. Thirty of those championships were by women.The most accomplished athletic program in the history of the NCAA. Bar non.Jackie Robinson, John Wooden, Rafer Johnson, Dwight Stones, Evelyn Ashford, Florence Griffith Joyner, Bill Walton, Kareem, Anne Meyers, Karrie … Continue reading Bruins Make History