Carl Lance

Positives and Negatives

This past year has been full of positives and negatives. We started out with a booming economy, which gave us a positive outlook for the future. Our hopes were dashed when the pandemic hit, and people started dying. Our outlook turned to negative when we were told to stay home and everything, with few exceptions, […]

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Surround Yourself…

I recently saw a friend’s post that advised, “Surround yourself with people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.” I understood my friend had good intentions, but this is wrong. Yes, surrounding yourself with supportive people is better than those who discourage you but

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No Power!

I woke one morning to complete darkness. Yes, the moon light shining through our bedroom window helped, but only a little. Maybe my wife had turned off the stairwell light we normally leave on, or the bulb had burned out? I made my way to the nearest light switch, only to discover we had no

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I’m Offended!

It seems like everybody these days is offended about something. It’s spreading across the country, and no one is exempt from being targeted. Even our country’s founding fathers are under attack, but it isn’t limited to them. Patriotism, economic development, and prosperity all seem to be objects of their wrath. It doesn’t help that the

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