Yoga with Adriene Mishler

Adriene Mishler is a leader. A visionary. A businesswoman. A Mr. Rogers? Yes. Yes. Yes. and pretty much. She claims she is similar to Mr. Rogers in that she creates that warm and intimate feeling to her channel on YouTube. She has had millions of people watch her yoga flow videos and has what 2006

Personal Philosophy of Jesus

So here we go! This should be simple and straightforward. A blog post summarizing the personal philosophy that Jesus filtered all of his thoughts, words, and actions through. Everyone agrees on this, right? Well, there is a simple way of handling this. We look at the story of Jesus getting baptized and then going out

We Didn’t Start the Fire

Kids are different today. I hear every mother say. But let’s face it. Nothings changed. It’s not like it just started.

By Any Means Necessary

Malcolm X said “by any means necessary”. I take it as the answer to Sean Connery’s question to Kevin Cosner in the Untouchables. He asks “What are you prepared to do?”. Both are referring to the willingness to use violence to accomplish your goal. That is one way to look at it. The key here

Michael Gervais

Michael Gervais inspired this blog. In this talk, he talks about writing your personal philosophy. He gets into why it is important. Most importantly, he has the students write the first draft of their personal philosophy. Of course, I jumped on this idea. I made it my mission to write my personal philosophy. I am

The Only Plane In The Sky

ttps://www.npr.org/2019/09/11/759742836/the-only-plane-in-the-sky-offers-a-powerful-graphic-narrative-of-9-11 NPR – “It also tells stories that, while massive in scope in their own right, were drowned out by the enormity of the day. I had never fully appreciated how large the marine evacuation of lower Manhattan was, and how the water taxis, Coast Guard ships and private boats rivaled World War II’s Dunkirk

Navy Seal at Yale

There is nothing I love more than the Liberal Coastal Elite. They annoy everyone just by being themselves. They also see the world in the right way. It is a lethal combination. So imagine my glee when this Navy Seal was going to write about being enraged by them. Well not so fast. He actually

Podcast Episode: Intro to Season 2020

I talk about my approach to life. I tell you how my father taught me the skills that make me a great podcaster. I tell you about how my mother taught me to be endlessly curious about the world. I talk about how being in the “Northeast USA Irish Catholic” community shaped my views of

Talking Heads

Once in a lifetime, we get to start a blog on the first day of the roaring 2020s. This is the start of something great.

Tom Blaney’s Philosophy

I seek out people that communicate what makes their service meaningful and valuable to others in their community. I try to understand why they want to serve, what they are most proud of, what challenges they want to take on, and how they want to show results. I do this by researching issues, preparing blogs