IGNORANCE VS.LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
By Richard Ray: Ignorance is a word that is bandied about often. A definition of ‘ignorance” is lack of knowledge or information, but while I am not Merriam-Webster, I do think there is a distinct difference between ignorance and lack of knowledge. I am formally educated. I went to a great high school. I was […]
AFFIRMATION
By: Richard Ray I don’t care how self-assured and confident you are, we all seek some level of affirmation in our lives. I am not talking about the extreme petulant and needy (#Trump) who are insecure and in need of incessant assurance. I am talking about the normal human nature that occasionally needs support, […]
THE COLD REALLY SUCKS
By Richard Ray: In an ode to Captain Obvious, I declare that the cold weather… really, really, really sucks. As I write this, over a third of the US population is experiencing arctic temperatures below freezing and many with feel likes temperatures below zero. Even the Sunshine state, has recently been experiencing colder than […]
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU
By Richard Ray: Hope rings eternal at the start of every new year. Who am I to extinguish anyone’s optimism? I am hope and optimism’s biggest fan. I have just never understood why people save it all for January 1st. The new years brings promises of renewed diets, renewed gym visits and health regimes. […]
10 OF THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS SONGS
As I have recently been accused of not having enough Christmas spirit (spending the holidays in Miami with 80 plus degree weather will do that to anyone) I have decided to properly immerse myself in the seasonal revelry and spread some holiday cheer to all by compiling 10 of the greatest Christmas songs of all […]
NEW BEGINNINGS
By Richard Ray: Unless you are extremely sick or infirmed, every day that you are blessed to wake up is an opportunity to start anew. New beginnings are afforded to us every day. That is the absolute beauty of life. No matter how hard life is… no matter how arduous our journey’s or the […]
YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT GOES ON BEHIND PEOPLE”S CLOSED DOORS
By Richard Ray: The CEO and one of the founders of Golden Krust, a seemingly successful restaurant chain with over 120 stores (mostly franchises) in 9 states and products sold in groceries stores in over 30 states, died. Lowell Hawthorne, a Jamaican immigrant, who worked as a NYPD accountant for nine years before starting […]
SHAQUEM GRIFFIN
By Richard Ray: Inspiration comes in all forms. I am not a big college football fan, but games dominate much of television the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. I was in the gym and a television was on helping me pass the time on a stationary bike. Going no where in a hurry is […]
GIVING THANKS
Once a year, collectively as a nation, we designate a day to give thanks. Regardless of the history behind the holiday’s formation, whether it was Pilgrims giving thanks for their first harvest or George Washington and the nation’s new Congress proclaiming often 3 or 4 days of thanks in celebration of military or other victories. […]
DIETING VS. YOUR DIET
By Richard Ray: Disclaimer: I am no doctor or licensed dietitian. I am a person with distinct and vivid memories of my former 6 pack abs (on a really great day even 8) and long for a return of shirtless pics that dont necessitate me looking for the right angles and someone to stand […]
