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What Is There To Like About Golf?

Harry — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 06:06:47 +0000

Every summer several of my brothers and cousins go to Iowa to play golf for 3½ days. On each of the first three days (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) they play at least 36 holes of golf. The final day (Sunday) they play 18 holes. Then they go home.

I hate golf.

I could give you multiple reasons why I can’t stand the game, but the truth is, I hate it because I’m a terrible golfer. And since [...] Read More »

American Exceptionalism

Harry — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:04:03 +0000

Every July 4th we celebrate “Independence Day,” the anniversary of when our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776).

The United States of America is the only nation in the history of mankind that formally declared at the time of its founding that its citizens would always be allowed to exercise their God-given rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

You and I have had the privilege and opportunity to grow up [...] Read More »

Mean, Mighty & Deadly

Harry — Sun, 29 May 2011 04:11:09 +0000

With the recent killing of Osama Bin Laden, we heard a lot about SEAL Team 6, the group of young American military men who swooped down on Bin Laden’s fortress, did their dirty work, and then disappeared into the night.

The United States Navy SEALs are the most elite combat force in the world. When I read about what it takes to become a SEAL, I was stunned by the cruel and grueling training the men [...] Read More »

The Last Movie Star?

Harry — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:14:03 +0000

Elizabeth Taylor

When my daughter Mary Rose was 15 years old (4 years ago), Georgette enrolled her in a couple of classes at Illinois Central College. At that time, I bought her a cell phone so she would be able to call from school if she needed anything. The first voicemail message she recorded for callers to listen to when she wasn’t available to answer the phone went something like this:

Hi this is Mary Rose. [...] Read More »

What’s “New” This Year?

Harry — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:35:04 +0000

According to Webster’s Dictionary, the word “new” is defined as “having recently come into existence.” I have a question for you. Now that 2011 has come into existence, what’s really “new”?

Let’s be honest here. There’s really not much that’s “new” that we can look forward to in 2011. In fact, when the clock struck 12:00 a.m. on January 1, we dragged a whole lot of the “old” into our “new” year.

Old habits. Old behaviors. Old [...] Read More »

A Mother & Her Son

Harry — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:39:14 +0000

Earlier this year, I handled a case for a 17 year old boy who had been involved in an automobile accident. The accident was not his fault, but the police officer found a reason to give him two traffic tickets. The boy’s mother called my office and scheduled an appointment.

Prior to the accident, her son had been placed on probation in another case. The mother knew that if he was found guilty of one (or [...] Read More »

Are They Really Your “Friends”?

Harry — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:53:43 +0000

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 [...] Read More »

The Perfect (Family) Healthcare Plan

Harry — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:38:02 +0000

I want to thank everyone who responded to my request to pray for my mom. Her heart surgery (double bypass) was successful and, although it took a couple of days to get her pain under control, she is making very good progress and should be released to go home early next week.

She was originally taken to the hospital at around 5 a.m. on Friday (November 13) after experiencing chest pains during the night. On Friday [...] Read More »

All Relationships Are Temporary

Harry — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:20:13 +0000

It happened on a Friday during the third week of August, 1975. I had loaded up my car to go off to college. At the age of 18, I was excited about the challenge that was ahead of me. I went into the house and told my mom I was leaving and she walked me to the door. I kissed her goodbye and tears started streaming down her face. She didn’t say a word. She [...] Read More »

The Death of a Loved One

Harry — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:14:07 +0000

On a Saturday night in March of 1999, at around 11:30 pm, the telephone rang. Our children were all home so my first thought was, “I wonder who that is? I hope everything’s alright.” It turned out that everything was not alright. Georgette answered the phone and it was one of my relatives. She said that my cousin Harry LaHood was in the hospital and it didn’t look like he was going to make it.

We [...] Read More »