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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won the Nathan‘s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, which was located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New...

BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

Let’s Get Wiser With Wonder Together

I heard this beautiful expression during a talk given by Rachel Bagby at Charlottesville's first TEDx event last week. Her credentials are a mile...

The Wise Are Among Us

This article has been brewing for some time.  In all honesty, it could be several articles because the topic it is so vast in...

The Venison Snatchers

The firearm deer season opened up this past Saturday here in Virginia. Anyone who has been out hiking has probably heard the repeat of...

When Efficiency Meets Anxiety

There are few among us who has not had the sinking feeling that something is awry in the body, perhaps something serious. Such a...

A Life That Dwells in The Ocean of Truth

I came across this phrase from an article entitled As a Man Thinketh by James Allen; and although I can't really wrap my head around...

(UN)affordable Health Care Act Redefines Govenment

For centuries we were taught that the three essentials in life were food, shelter and clothing. As we became more aware of the vagaries...