I love those that I mentor. This is where Paul Rene is socially most effective. Their overburdened, poorly paid teachers cannot reach them and therefore, they are labeled as troubled. What troubles these precious babies is the disrespect of their fast-moving minds and the sedating curriculum that attempts to make them something other than themselves. And now automation, robotics, AI, fentanyl, etc, are all colluding to make them useless. Hell NO!!! Not on my

I was 1 of 7 furniture designers to appear in Ellen’s Next Great Designer. If I were not among like-minded rule-breaking creatives, the experience may have been unbearable. We stayed on the 17th floor of a tired Holiday Inn. We had the floor to ourselves, reminding me of The Shining with Jack Nicholson. Due to strict COVID precautions, our key cards were taken. We were to stay isolated in our rooms except during filming. To

  $15 minimum wage; a deficit of empathy? Wealth does not sustain a nation, so history teaches. It is steadfast adherence to natural law and higher values that keep individuals and nations aloft. Income inequality on a day-to-day basis, for millions of Americans in the richest country on earth, means the lack of food and shelter. I grew up in the church reading the 10 Commandments – those great universal moral laws.  Later in life, I

  We are like trees. The tree eats carbon dioxide and returns to us the very breath and energy of life – oxygen. The cracks tell the story of what it has endured to give us life. It has been tried, but it didn’t break. Those cracks enhance its beauty and therefore, its value. As I see it, you and I are like trees, with limbs, born with a purpose. We too have to endure

  We couldn’t find protective masks for our team, so we partnered with a local fashion designer to manufacture our own. With a single social media post, orders poured in from across the country. Some bought to donate to the most vulnerable. In addition to hiring a few sewists, a couple of bored teenagers unable to attend school received training to assist in the effort. It’s beautiful to experience what ordinary Americans can do when