Getting better always takes one first step.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” Groucho Marx
Upholding Transparency and Integrity Through Conscience and Hope
“It’s what you learn after you know it all that really counts.” Coach John Wooden
So, my cousin Tony and I are diehard USC Trojan Football fans. After sixteen years, we were back in South Bend.
I am not naturally endowed with the power to manage or create structure. But why not work at figuring it out?
Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze Inspires the World to Support Mental Health with Love and Conscience
Pasadena New Thought Center (PNTC) Celebrates on Sunday, October 12, 2025
One Moon, One Heart: Celebrating Health and Happiness
FOWPAL Champions Transparency and Integrity as Cornerstones of Global Peace
From Water to Peace: A Shared Call for Sustainability and Human Dignity
Highlighting women’s empowerment, transparency, integrity, and actionable steps toward global harmony and sustainability
The got me, part 2. They got me again. But no nightmares this time; we’ve been rescued by Golden state competency and a BPPE two-step.
Dr. Hong Calls on the World to Embrace Hope, Transparency, and Integrity for a Sustainable Future
FOWPAL Celebrates International Day of Peace, Promoting Conscience, Hope, Transparency, and Integrity
Promoting Holistic Education, Conscience, Hope, and Peace
A Quarter Century of Community Engagement — Promoting Health, Conscience, Hope, and Peace
Dangerous at any speed but gone in 60 seconds…or so.
“Andy! Welcome back! Even if it’s just for another Pollo Bowl that ghosts can’t digest. Given the circumstances, you look awesome!
There is no such thing as just a Dental Assistant.
Leaders Unite with FOWPAL to Ignite Hope and Advance Peace
Event Highlights Global Journey, Book Launch, and Stories of Transformative Hope
From Hope to Action: A Global Call to Change the World
It all really began one score and two years ago. In 2003, I was inspired by a CD featuring a TV dentist and the word, Invisalign
Uplifting messages, cultural unity, and international recognition highlight a joyful and powerful celebration
Wake up with some gratitude, express it right out loud, and bring a solution. Suck it up buttercup and figure it out Smilin Jack.
Andy Rooney and I have conducted virtual interviews for years (even when Andy was still with us) across the street at El Pollo Loco.
Spreading Love and Peace for a Brighter, More Sustainable Future
Later today, June 28, I get to have another impactful experience. I hope the students agree. Time to look back to 2019 and appreciate.
Today, just like in the Eighth Grade, I’m reading Jim Murray every morning…with a melancholy smile and a sense of gratitude.
I was happy I hadn't learned everything after I thought I knew it all.
It’s not every day you get to be around to see it when a star is born.
Mario solemnly bowed in my direction and then announced, “He’s the most interesting dentist in Pasadena!”
Day #23 of the LFG 75-day Challenge for our Friend Amir (A One of One who passed at age 42)
Doomsday Clock ticking, FOWPAL inspires medical leaders to embrace transparency, integrity, and compassion
Individuals in 119 Nations Endorse the Declaration of Transparency and Integrity
“I got I! I got it! I got it...I don’t got it.” Mel Brooks, High Anxiety (1977)
Promoting Conscience, Hope, Transparency, and Integrity in Roselle, New Jersey and Brooklyn, New York
FOWPAL Highlights Conscience, Hope, Transparency, and Integrity on International Day of Living Together in Peace
Fans Receive T-Shirts, Soccer Balls and Other FIFA Merchandise at the Rose Bowl Flea Market