A Sense of Entitlement

"YOU OWE ME" was the stance of a graduate student with one of my colleagues and close friends. This sense of entitlement is disturbing, and insulting, to say the least. Unfortunately, this trend covers the gamut of people from all walks of life — … [Read more...]

Celebrating Mahatma Gandhi

Today over a billion people celebrate the birthday of Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi, the messiah of non-violent protest. Over the years, my respect and admiration for this man has continued to grow. He exhibited selfless sacrifice, peaceful protests, … [Read more...]

Keeping Score

I played golf with some of my UT folks today. It was a warm day after the powerful storm yesterday. We were a bunch of hackers hitting little white balls around a lush green course with a degree of frivolity. We played for fun with no one keeping a … [Read more...]