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The Founding Fathers gave the U.S. Senate many functions, but it had one fundamental responsibility—its raison d’etre: to provide the check against a dangerous president who threatened our democracy. Two hundred and thirty years later, when Donald Trump, a potential authoritarian, finally reached the White House, the Senate should have served as both America’s first and last lines of defense. Inst...

May 16, 2022 What if the pain you feel isn’t your body but rather your knowledge? I openly admitted to a coworker how painful it is to get old. I’m constantly being introduced to a new area of ache. I blame a lot of it on my 15 years in martial arts. My Sensei always put focus on kicking the knee and lower. I didn’t understand. It didn’t look cool! He told us about our aging years claiming we woul...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 432 with Jay Osterman from MTV. MTV’s second-annual Mental Health Action Day (May 19) has once again brought together more than 1,600 companies and organizations in cities across the country to support the global movement that encourages and empowers people to take action for mental health. Focusing on the...

As we grow, how far do we reach?  Mentally we're learning by way of being present.  My lawn wouldn't grow so I planted trees and it became a forest.  Never realizing how the future umbrella above would affect and infect the soil.  Dictionary.com define growth as a means of undergoing a natural development.  Through age and maturity we start to realize the importance of the...

Gergen describes himself as a short-term pessimist but a long-term optimist.  The next several years are likely to be rough in America, he believes, but the long-term outlook holds much greater promise.  Our prospects for success, he argues, now rest heavily upon preparing rising generations for lives of service and leadership. As a White House adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan a...

This season on the hit series Basketball Wives it’s a whole new ball game as the ladies are back and ready to level up with a reunion of friends from past and present, all the while finding connections that both bring them closer together – and at times threaten to tear them further apart. Featuring veteran cast members Jackie, Malaysia and Jennifer and MVPs from seasons past Angel, Bran...

We must figure out a way to see ourselves whole again...

May 13, 2022 So much going on. Digesting it feels more like mouth vomit. You’re not physically sick but there’s evidence that something never feels right. The experts claim the Covid 19 numbers are moving upward. The new normal is accepting that it’s not going away. The goal should be prevention. I do it for the common cold, flu and seasonal allergies. Here we are! Hope you are fine. So much of a...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 431 with drummer Gil Moore from Triumph. One of the greatest and most successful Canadian rock bands of all-time, Triumph first rose to prominence back in the golden era when vinyl was king – and the preferred format of most music fans. So, it makes perfect sense for Triumph – Rik Emmett (guitars/vocals),...

Author KENDALL SMITH, son of a single mother, takes readers and new fathers under his wing in his new release ROOKIE FATHER: A Playbook for Men Experiencing Fatherhood for the First Time. This playbook is for fathers who, like Smith, did not have a regular and dependable father figure and is packed with short lessons to answer questions new dads will face, from choosing your parenting style to wha...

My wife and I binge watch a lot of streaming shows.  We are total suckers when it comes to the word comedy.  The description of the show claims it's a comedy therefore it must be.  Only to learn it's seriously out of control on the drama.  My wife leans over to me and says, "One man's comedy is another man's drama."  I've not been able to let it go.  So on this episod...

Has Ryan Jay run off to join the circus?  Before doing so he got some movie and television series time in.  This week Ryan Jay Reviews the all new Fire Starter a remake that totally needed an update.  Now in theaters and streaming on Paramount+.  Are you waiting for a great new binge watch?  The Lincoln Lawyer is your new outlet for comedy and drama.  Find it on Netfl...

We quit too easily.  We believe that if companies can't create products that last a long period of time we should we make the same investment in our personal lives?

May 12, 2022 The view according to you. It should be the title of our personal books of life. How we see things as individuals is nothing compared to how others see it. We learn as children to compromise, to get along with, to play nice. Compassion and empathy. The view according to you. Decision makers are trained to reach the accomplishment. The final destination will always be viewed by others....

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 430 with legendary author Mark Greaney. Praised by reviewers, booksellers, the most recognizable names in the industry, and readers, Mark Greaney has cemented himself into the pantheon of go-to thriller writers.   The year 2022 will be an exceptional year for Greaney with the publication of the e...

Documenting bread crumbs.  Moments that'll soon be forgotten.  Yet it was meant to be learned from.  We move through changes and challenges without stopping to take notes.  Then we wonder why things keep happening over and over.  It reminds me of the darting squirrels in the center of the road.  They aren't paying attention to the get off points.  The same is tru...

For more than six decades, Robin Trower’s career has known no bounds. At the age of 76, the British guitarist can reflect on a journey in which he has planted flags across the musical sphere and played every role imaginable.  He’s been the driving force behind Sixties icons Procol Harum. The transatlantic solo star who filled US stadiums with 1974’s Bridge Of Sighs. The collaborator and occas...

It is we who decide the moments of being alone... It's never a problem until you make it so.

When being creative steals from your adulthood.

Terri Libenson’s best-selling graphic novel series, Emmie & Friends, feature humorous portrayals of friends coming of age, figuring out where they fit, and navigating the challenges of middle school. The first five books – Invisible Emmie, Positively Izzy, Just Jamie, Becoming Brianna and Truly Tyler – deliver endearing and relatable stories about friendship and middle-school drama. Now, Terri...

“Transplant” follows the story of Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed (Hamza Haq), a talented doctor and Syrian refugee, who fled his war-torn country with his younger sister Amira (Sirena Gulamgaus) for a fresh start in Canada. After a truck crashes into the restaurant where he’s been working, Bash earns the chance to practice medicine again by using his field-honed skills to save multiple lives in brilliant...

The second step taken after waking up...

BET+ has a new series on its way called  The Porter  and it's a civil rights drama that'll keep you coming back for more. The weekly series is set to premiere on May 5th and has an ensemble cast including Alfre Woodard, who also serves as an executive producer for the series. Woodard plays Fay, a woman who runs the local brothel in St. Antoine who is sexy, direct, and takes great pride i...

You can't just stand there... Provide a path of process and let your freak self be known...