I have discovered an incredibly lucrative side hustle. Every summer my wife, Judy, and I spend July and August in Colorado where I fly...

Recently, our family took a trip to Ennis, Texas for the annual bluebonnet festival. My son, Matthew, drove. Samantha, my...

Are there only a few among us who are actually creative? Only a minuscule number of us who can think and act creatively? Or are we...

The Smilor Post Fort Worth, Texas February 14, 2021 The Capital police announced from the Capital Building in Washington DC that the...

At one time or another, every boy growing up Catholic wonders if God is calling him to the religious life. I know. I once considered...

The Smilor Post Fort Worth, TX January 29, 2021 Reports from the Capital Building in Washington DC indicate that dozens of MedStar...

I am not a born fly fisherman. In fact, I am pretty sure that no one comes out of the womb knowing the four-count cast on a wispy...

I committed my first mortal sin when I was thirteen years old. I remember the time and place of my damning infraction. On a warm Friday...

There is a telling fable that seems relevant to the sad, shocking and distressing attack on our Capital building. The tale of the frog...

Goodbye to the Prez, to the chieftain of lies, To his screeds, to his beefs all in endless supplies. To oblivion soon Let him fade in a...

They would come barging through our bedroom door at precisely one second past 7:00 am. They would leap on to our bed and announce, "Santa...

I have to admit to a guilty pleasure. In this year of COVID, I have become hooked on a reality TV show called Life Below Zero. It's about...

Sometimes we can wind up in a place that we never expected to be. That's what happened to me. In May 1978, I was awarded my PhD in U. S....

For most of us, mentors have had a profound impact on our personal and professional lives. They have for me. My mentors have helped me...

I teach courses in entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation. At the end of each course, I share "Ray's Rules for Business." These are...

Father John was General George Patton in a black robe and a white collar. He didn't so much walk up and down the aisles of my class in...

As Benjamin Franklin was leaving Independence Hall after the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a passerby supposedly asked him what kind...

In the spring of 1968, I had dinner with a person who became a hero of mine. I was a junior in college when Eugene McCarthy, the U.S....

I voted in my first presidential election in 1968.  I have voted in every presidential and off-year election since. I have voted for...

Would you go to your wedding without planning for it?  Would you just show up one day at the church and hope the minister was there? Or...

I am a father and a grandfather. My two boys (yes, I still think of them as my boys) have grown to be fine young men.  My two...

The Smilor Post Fort Worth, Texas September 27, 2020 The White House today released a detailed media kit announcing the publication of...

When I was a boy growing up on the west side of Cleveland, playing football was a required right of passage.  If you didn't play...