This book contains a compilation of previously published newspaper articles. The essays, editorials and opinion pieces are human interest stories covering a wide range of pop culture and current event topics including, but not limited to, stories that inspire, stories that make us laugh, stories that make us cry and stories that evoke every passion in between. The essays contained herein are developed by the author acutely and astutely observing the world around him. They are both personal and public. They are motivational and purposeful. They take a look at the details of life and create a picture worth sharing.