Category Archives: Humor Turned to Insight

Emptying Our Way to Fullness, Part 3 ~ A Question We ‘Should’ Ask – but Never Do

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Like me, have you also heard that various investigators and prosecutors are cautioned never to ask a question they don’t already know the answer to? I don’t know if that’s true, but if it is, it’s obviously intended to prevent 

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What’s Really in It?

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

With Thanksgiving 2024 fast approaching and President-Elect Trump’s nomination of RFK, Jr. as his candidate for HHS Secretary, food is getting even more attention than usual these days. Though I’m confident that 

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And Now, Today’s Weather …

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

The south-central Virginia town I grew up in was small, but it boasted having one of the most powerful AM radio stations in the region, and in my teen years, my 

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Question for You ~ Part 1, “Where Are You?”

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

In the midst of one of those roundtable group discussions about some topic I don’t really recall, someone took advantage of a momentary pause to interject this simple comment, “Question for you ….” The three words were enough to 

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No Magic “8-Ball” Needed, 2.0

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

You’ll never guess what I saw on TV earlier this week! I turned on the news, a courageous thing to do, if I do say so myself, and I was confronted with 

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Time to Take Your Shoes Off, Part 1

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

I never really paid much attention to dealing with my shoes until I began having hips and knees replaced. In going through the process of six total joint replacement surgeries, my feet seemed to move south on me like retiring … Continue reading →

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