Captive on the Carousel of Time

Some dreams best left unrealized

Even if all the planets had aligned and everything had gone right, I probably wouldn't have been a good Congressman.

We can hear America singing

From coast to coast and border to border, there are great songs about American states.

Perking up those boring conventions

Want to make conventions more interesting as well as improving the level of political discourse? It's easy.

True law of attraction is about giving

A million-selling book and a recent movie say you can have whatever you want if you wish for it. But the real law of attraction is about giving, not getting.

Internet a force for both good and bad

There's both good and bad about the Internet. The musical clip at the beginning is from "The Internet Overdose Song," by Rhett & Link.

Living "everywhere" is a mixed blessing

This "Minute With Mike" is actually two, a look at a life lived in many different locations.

What happened to our beautiful language?

Actually, it's French that is known as the beautiful language, but English is still the language of the Bard and a lot of great poets. What have we done in the last 80 years?

It's really easy to make someone's day

You might be surprised to realize how little effort is required to turn someone's bad day into a good one.

We need more physicality in our lives

We used to work with our hands and get plenty of exercise. Now we sit at desks and get fat.

Baseball not a game but a love

Nothing matters more to me than my family and my friends, but third on my list will always be baseball.