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Vouchers for old cars…where were they when I was in college?

By mlhodges • Aug 16th, 2007 • Category: Political & Social Commentary

When I was in college, I purchased my first car my senior year. It was a 1989 Subaru DL and I was purchasing it in 1998. The air condition worked only certain days of the week and if my friends and my brother sat in the back seat, the bottom of the car scrapped [...]



When it is wrong to do right

By mlhodges • Aug 13th, 2007 • Category: Political & Social Commentary

I was listening to the Chris Baker show the other day and I must admit the topic was very interesting. He was talking about traditional values, respect for marriage and family, and the ignorance of cheating husbands. He basically, in so many words, said there was no excuse for cheating and any man that [...]



The Space Program Pt.2

By mlhodges • Aug 11th, 2007 • Category: Political & Social Commentary

My article on the space program was controversial as I knew it would be and I received a lot of responses from it. I was so impressed with the statistics that Jim presented on wasteful spending in America that is superior to the cost of the space program, that I asked his permission to repost [...]



The space program…We got money to burn literally

By mlhodges • Aug 9th, 2007 • Category: Political & Social Commentary

As much as I think it is interesting to look for E.T. and find surface water on Mars or spend time on a space station like the Jetsons millions of miles above the Earth, I just wonder about our deficit. We have all heard the saying, “you must have money to burn” in reference [...]



N.B.A. (Nobody Believes Anymore)

By mlhodges • Jul 25th, 2007 • Category: Political & Social Commentary

In a popular culture where athletes are viewed as “role models” and they are payed like CEOs of fortune 500 companies, there has to be some integrity in their work. There has to be something that reassures the “average joe” the amount of money paid for a ticket to a sporting event, generally part of [...]



Just when you thought….

By mlhodges • Jul 16th, 2007 • Category: Inspirational, Motivational, & Spiritual Commentary

…you had gone through something that you can not handle,
Just when it feels like you have been burdened with all you can take,
Just when it seems like hope is gone and your a soldier in a battle that you never would have won,
Just at the point of stress and strain, mental anguish and pain,
Just when [...]



If you are tired of the same song, change the CD…

By mlhodges • Jun 21st, 2007 • Category: Political & Social Commentary

I hear people talk about how they are tired of “the same song,” but I wonder if they have ever thought about “changing the CD.” The reality is we have the power to change our thinking and redirect our lives if we so choose. If you are tired of the same thing over and [...]



Happy Father’s Day Mom…

By mlhodges • Jun 17th, 2007 • Category: Political & Social Commentary

When I was 7 years old, my father was killed in a car wreck. He was hit by a drunk driver ending his life at the tender age of 36. The drunk driver was also killed in the car wreck. My father in a lot of ways laid the foundation for my perception of [...]



Money Condition causes Paris Hilton’s release…

By mlhodges • Jun 7th, 2007 • Category: Inspirational, Motivational, & Spiritual Commentary

…I mean “medical” condition. Paris Hilton, heiress to the Hilton hotel fortune and convict, was released from prison after only serving three days out of a 40 something day sentence. Normally I do not talk about so-called celebrities, but in this case it is more an issue about the justice system in America. [...]



Striving for success…

By mlhodges • May 30th, 2007 • Category: Entrepreneurship

I was at the coffee house that I like to go to in the Heights eating lunch after meeting with a client, and we engaged in some interesting conversations about entrepreneurship. We talked about many topics, but the one topic that stuck out like a sore thumb to me (as we were venting) was…Why [...]