Every day/date is the national day of something, most of them are the national day of multiple things. I mostly walk around oblivious to it. May 6 was the National…
Ozzy Osbourne’s first solo album, “Blizzard of Ozz,” came out when I was 13 and finding wonder in the electric guitar, and music in general, for the first time. I…
I realized during the Lenten season that I have my feet in two different worlds. It’s not the first time I’ve sensed it, and it’s more like I have my…
It’s Springtime. The trees are budding, the sad, brown grass is turning green and growing again. Tulips and crocuses are popping up in gardens, one has even somehow gone off…
Five years ago, I got a strange and exhilarating request. At Faithbridge we’ve long had a great working relationship with the Baptist Resource Network. Their director, Stan Smith, called to…
I care, just not about your politics. I mean, yeah, I do care during the runup to an election, and like you I think I’m right in the way I…
I’ve known Alan Faneca since we moved to McKees Rocks in 2005. At the time he was a giant man, a star offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a…