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Bitter-sweet Memories

My twin sister, Lu, and I were thirteen years old when we left behind everybody we loved and everything we owned in Beijing, China. At 4 AM one cold November morning, we were awakened by my father, my mother,… Read the rest

Making a Case for Natural Gas

In our efforts to provide for the energy needs of a planet that may have 9 billion people living on it by 2050, balanced with our need to be good stewards of the earth’s environment, why aren’t we talking… Read the rest

Getting a new knee

This is a short story. It’s a story full of pain and truth, yet with a happy ending.

In technical terms, getting a new knee is called a “knee arthroplasty.” Currently, almost half a million people in our country… Read the rest

The real gift of Christmas

The gift of Jesus is what Christians celebrate at Christmas, but all too often, they too put the god of consumerism first. I don’t mean to criticize; it’s a cultural thing, and an economic necessity in our system of… Read the rest

Tightening our belts

Are you tightening your belt? Some Americans are in these challenging times. Not that losing a bit of that fat is such a bad thing. With soaring rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, America could lose enough belt… Read the rest

White Hats and Black Hats

I grew up in a small ranching town in western South Dakota. My consciousness has been impacted by what I was when. It is postulated that most of your life values are formed when you are around nine years… Read the rest

A Most Remarkable Man

In a lifetime we will meet and get to know many interesting and fascinating people – if we are open to making new relationships. Occasionally we are introduced to a person who ratchets the bar up a notch. And… Read the rest

November 4th – Happy Birthday, Mom!

We’d always kid my mother about her birthday being special because it fell on “election day.” It seemed that every time her birthday rolled around there was also an election scheduled, even though she personally didn’t celebrate birthdays –… Read the rest

Richard E. Kelly is blogging now

Author Richard E. Kelly (www.RichardEKelly.com) has finally joined the blogging world.  The recent release of his book, Growing Up in Mama’s Club, has begun to generate a lot of comment on some online forums and discussion groups.

He’s… Read the rest

Online – Finally

This site is finally up and running after a couple of years of trying to get it right.  I’m not saying that it is finished or even ready for publication, but it is finally online.

Many of my friends… Read the rest