When my daughter turned 13 we started watching stories on “Dateline” together. Although the subject matter was sensitive, I have always believed there to be valuable teaching lessons in them. Things like…don’t ever leave an establishment with a man you don’t know. Don’t walk alone. Jealousy from the opposite sex isn’t cute…in fact, it can be deadly. While I can tell my daughter these things (and I do), there is something about seeing for yourself the dangers in real life. You hear stories about women whose vulnerabilities got them in trouble, who didn’t trust their gut instincts and who took … Continue reading →

I’ll never cease to be amazed at tragedy. Just when you think you have heard the very worst a human can do, a new story arises. My oldest son went last week to see the midnight premiere of the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Arises.” He went with this cousins and uncle. But thankfully it was to a movie theatre in our hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Not so lucky for those who attended the premiere in Aurora, Colorado. A crazed 24-year-old man came into one of the theatres, tossed in some tear gas and then opened fire. At last … Continue reading →