By Andy Hale I’m not ashamed to admit it that the three Hale boys liked New Kids On The Block. In our defense, NKOTB were in their prime when we were 3, 5, and 7 years old. It’s not like our music selection was much of our choice when our parents were also forcing us … Continue reading
By Andy Hale Winston Churchill has been credited with about as many fascinating quotes as Abraham Lincoln, Confucius and Albert Einstein. Don’t you remember when Lincoln said, “The problem with quotes found on the internet is that they are often not true.” At any rate, Churchill so brilliantly said, “Tact is the ability to tell … Continue reading
By Andy Hale Every day, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on an opioid. I don’t know why, but when I heard that statistic, it registered on a profoundly emotional and spiritual level. For one, we Moderates to Progressives seem to have … Continue reading
By Andy Hale When it comes to the internet, everyone has a platform. In a matter of seconds, you can state your opinion on social media, in a personal blog, or in the comment section on YouTube or Tik Tok. The only difference between the opinions of some and others is whether or not someone … Continue reading
By Andy Hale There are just some characters from certain movies that have an indelible mark on your life. For me, Robin Williams’ portrayal of boarding school teacher John Keating is one of those characters. Through literature, Keating inspired young me to rise above mediocrity and convention to become something more. This is encapsulated in … Continue reading
By Andy Hale The recent “OK, Boomer” and “OK, Millennial” memes and GIFs have nauseatingly filled up my news feed. It was humorous at first, but now it’s just reached the level of annoying as politicians seek to cash in with their dad jokes. It’s like the Scottish novelist Margaret Oliphant could predict the future … Continue reading
By Andy Hale The great Henri Nouwen, in his work Out of Solitude, wrote: The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality … Continue reading
