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On September 9, 2012 I postulated that everyone’s life is a bright laser beam saying:  “Consider the earth a vast array of space where literally billions of laser beams are present, yours being just one of these.  Sometimes laser beams … Continue reading →

It is almost impossible to relate to the concept of “Cubs Fan” if you don’t live in Chicago.  I‘m not a native Chicagoan, but purchasing a home on Chicago’s north side has taught me a few things about the Cubs … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I mentioned that liberals probably lose a lot of sleep worrying about global warming.  Likewise, conservatives probably spend sleepless nights agonizing about aborted babies.  You could spend hours agonizing about the fact that a child dies … Continue reading →

As far as conservatives are concerned, I generally don’t appreciate them and don’t socialize with them.  I don’t like wasting my time hanging around people who (1) force their moral rules on the rest of us using the coercive power … Continue reading →

This was a tragic week in Boston where two terrorists exploded bombs that took the life of an 8 year old boy and another young lady. To add to the misery the men killed a security officer at MIT and … Continue reading →

As far as liberals are concerned, I generally don’t appreciate them and don’t socialize with them.  I don’t like wasting my time hanging around people who (1) grossly overestimate their intelligence and wisdom, (2) actively lobby government to steal more … Continue reading →

Last night, Sunday April 7th, 2013 my daughter Tara and I drove over to Chicago’s United Center to watch the Blackhawks play the Nashville Predators.  This night was to be like most Blackhawk games at the United Center with 22,400 … Continue reading →

Author Note:  This blog was written and released on Easter Sunday, 2013.   Due to some server/internet issues, the DonSalyards.com website was down for about ten days.  This blog was emailed to subscribers and eventually posted on Monday morning,  April 8, … Continue reading →

As we grow from toddlers, through adolescence and into adulthood we learn many lessons and our character is formed.  I’m no childhood development expert but it seems to me that often people who we barely know, just acquaintances, can teach … Continue reading →

Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language, Second College Edition defines the word enable:  “To make able; to provide with means, opportunity, power or authority to do something.  To make possible or effective.” Simply stated, “enablement” is good when … Continue reading →