On New Year’s day (in the evening), my wife and I went to the theatre and saw the movie Avatar.  I wanted to see it after observing its meteoric rise in popularity (and sales), not only in the United States, but all over the world. According to news reports, Avatar generated over a billion dollars in revenue during the first 17 days after its release, with ticket sales in the United States and Canada totaling $352.1 million and international ticket… Read More

Last week, on Christmas Eve morning, David Myers, the 21 year old son of one of our weekly adorers, Ceil Myers, died as a result of an auto accident.  David was home from college for the holidays.  He was due to graduate from college this coming semester, and scheduled to begin medical school in the fall. There is rarely a time when there is greater suffering then when a loved one is unexpectedly taken from… Read More

Last week when I stopped at the bank to deposit a check, I noticed a stack of free newspapers on a table next to the entrance doors.  The newspapers were titled: Ladies First, Central Illinois Edition.  I had never seen the Ladies First newspaper and was curious as to whether there were any attorneys who were advertising in it, so I picked one up and started paging through it. The newspaper was tabloid size (11” x 17”), consisted of 20 pages, and… Read More

There is one question I’ve been asked more frequently during the past year than any other question that’s ever been asked of me: “Are you on Facebook?”  For those of you who are interested in knowing the answer, it’s… No. As I am with everything else, I’m very curious about the whole Facebook phenomenon, but at this point in my life, I would have to steal the time from more important activities in order to get up to speed on how to use it.  After… Read More

[caption id="attachment_111" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Jim Rohn"][/caption] About 10 years ago I purchased a tape set called The Weekend Seminar.  It was comprised of several tapes that were recorded at a seminar that had been put on by Jim Rohn.  At that time, Jim Rohn was well known among professional speakers.  He was a member of the National Speakers Association and had won its top award for outstanding performance and professionalism in speaking. Over the past… Read More