by Haley Bolduc | Jan 13, 2014 | Life is Voluntary
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts....
by Haley Bolduc | Dec 16, 2013 | Life is Voluntary
“True, we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. There is always some madness in love, but there is also always some reason in madness.” – Petrarch, poet from The Italian Renaissance Retired Army Colonel Lawrence Becco...
by Haley Bolduc | Nov 15, 2013 | Life is Voluntary
The main reason my wife and I chose East Tennessee as the place to begin our future together, is that at the time my then 19 year-old twins sons began attending the University of Tennessee. They were both majoring in music. Now 26, they are both back in Nashville and...
by Haley Bolduc | Jan 9, 2013 | Current News, Life is Voluntary
I have read the ancient Babylonians were the first to actually celebrate a New Year. The observance was essentially created to demonstrate thankfulness for the season of rebirth and to make resolutions for the future, giving people from all over the world something to...
by Haley Bolduc | Dec 21, 2012 | Life is Voluntary
Christmas at War By Henry Piarrot In young America, Christmas was initially considered to be a more reverent observation than a cheerful celebration. Because of the seriousness of her peoples’ devotion to their faith, for a time, the reinvented pagan holiday was...
