Steve Radford

Bigotry: Best Maintained From a Distance

There’s a group of people I can’t stand. They are all so ugly and obnoxious. Their priorities are wrong. Their thinking is flawed. They have no principles, no honor and basically no redeeming qualities. They are counter to everything I consider sacred and I detest them all. Fortunately I don’t have to interact with them. They tend to stay in their disgusting... (posted by Steve 68 days 6 hours ago.)

How Rich is Too Rich?

How do we know if someone is too rich? Easy… it’s anyone with more than me! That’s my definition. Yours is similar. It’s anyone with more than you. Why is that? George Carlin once did a comedy bit about drivers. He observed that “anyone who drives slower than me is a moron and anyone who drives faster is an a-hole”. I think Carlin’s standard applies to... (posted by Steve 281 days 1 hour ago.)

Running: A Healthy Hobby

Running is my hobby. It may be a subset of a fitness lifestyle but I tend to think of it as a stand-alone hobby. If fitness was my hobby, I would probably eat healthier. I actually started running so that I could eat with reckless abandon and not get fat. But somewhere along the trail leading to the buffet line, I found that I enjoy running. When my career was flowing and the pace was insane... (posted by Steve 282 days 22 hours ago.)

Before You Give Up: Listening for the other voice

Surrounded by thugs in the middle of a large abandoned warehouse, every cell in my body cried out to give up. Why fight? Twenty killers, many with arms bigger than my legs, all focused on me and excited about the prospects of beating me to death. Each was armed with a pipe, knife or bat. Not that they needed them. Any one of them could’ve done the job unarmed. I... (posted by Steve 1 year 13 days ago.)

For a Teenage Mom in Norfolk

Usually around Mother’s Day I do my best to edify my own Mother, Mother-in-law or wife. All three are terrific Moms and wonderful role models for their kids. But today I was thinking about a different Mom. It was 1984 in Norfolk, Virginia and I was driving through a rough section of town on my way to a business appointment. Sitting at a stop light, I looked over and saw a young girl... (posted by Steve 1 year 21 days ago.)

Prayer For a Dying Friend

Lord… in my minds eye, I can see her lying motionless. Intravenous pain medication has been her only nutrition for more than two weeks. The only growing cells in her body are cancer cells. The cancer cells draw nourishment from healthy cells and with increasing aggressiveness, starve her body. You see what’s happening. You don’t just see in your imagining as I do. You are... (posted by Steve 1 year 61 days ago.)