It was around 8:05 pm on April 20, 2008, when 17-year-old Mathew Bray was struck and killed by someone driving drunk as he rode his bike home from a friend’s house. “Mathew was a special kid. He would bend over backwards to do anything for anybody,” his mother Mary said
Reading the Obituaries – An Eye-Opening Experience
For some odd reason, I now find myself looking at the obituaries in the newspaper on a semi-regular basis. Thankfully, I never find my own name in there, but the practice does freak me out sometimes. I feel like a senior citizen, checking to see if any of the dearly
Charlie Sheen – The Latest Hollywood Bad Boy Giving Himself a Bad Name
Nowhere but in America would we allow a drunken, drug-using, name calling, girl hitting and all around reckless character to get paid $1.2 million dollars for his work on a half hour television sitcom. Except if you’re Charlie Sheen. I’m talking of course about Charlie Sheen from CBS’ “Two and
Family Dinners – The Benefits of an Eat-in-Kitchen
Whenever my wife and I talk about a floor to ceiling remodel of our kitchen, we tend to disagree on the use of space based on the subject of family dinners. For instance, I envision a peninsula or island with a few stools surrounding it, while she prefers a more
Blaming Unions is Unfair is Not as Black and White as it sounds
Regardless of my or anyone’s affiliation to union workers, the current regime of politicians in the spotlight are really no different than any of their predecessors – regardless of what they might say. They’re out to make a name for themselves, in a crowded political arena, and what better way