Open Gate T-ShirtJ. R. R. Tolkien, author of those little known books The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings, was often accused of writing fairy tales that were nothing more than the escapists way out of this so called real world. His reply was simple and brilliant. He proposed that everything was dependent on that from which one is escaping. We view the flight of the deserter and the escape of a prisoner very differently. Why should a man be scorned if, finding himself

You’re in the middle of dinner and realize you don’t have a crucial ingredient

True joy and fulfillment is the result of fashioning a life that utilizes our gifts to the best of our ability in the service of others

An original oil painting by Jason Kotecki

People smiled

The cool thing is that once you identify the game that matters to

the alien invasion is successful and the game ends

It provides a super fit on both guys AND gals

and a short one at that

Awesome opportunities are everywhere in life

we crank the volume

and cared way too much about what other people thought

And a reminder that we all need to hear