Michael Angelo Massa, J.D.

The Color of God's Eyes...

When my mother was dying last year, I made it a point to try to make her experience one which involved thinking about pleasant things in her life. I had learned some cognitive exercises from a psychologist friend of mine, who had used them with her own her mother who was was dying about a decade before. As my friend did, I made my mother write in a 'memory book'. It was a simple diary I had bought to chronicle some of the... (posted by Michael Angelo 2 years 4 days ago.)

My Grandmother meets up with a Saint: An Encounter with Padre Pio

My Grandmother Meets Up with a Saint- literally In the late 1940, my Italian-born grandmother, Assunta, a young mother at the time and living in southern Italy, had the rare pleasure of meeting with a true saintliterally. Padre Pio, who has been recently canonized by Pope John Paul II and fast-tracked' to sainthood, was a parish priest at the Church of San Giovanni Rotondo in... (posted by Michael Angelo 2 years 143 days ago.)

Congress, Congressman and Cartoons

I have recently been re-examining the seemingly absurd notion of having comedians and cartoon characters filling in for the roles of our current politicians and statesman. After careful consideration- the notion may not be so absurd at all. As a former student of public administration at Ohio State University in the mid 1980s, I had offered the notion to one of my professors. She looked at me quite condescendingly... (posted by Michael Angelo 3 years 48 days ago.)

The 'MetricaSaurus'... Creation of a New Creature to Teach the Metric System to America's Children

In 1990, Michael A Massa, a student at Capital University and State of Ohio Liaison Officer, created an innovative prehistoric cartoon creature for promoting children's learning and appreciation of the european Metric System. Massa had conceived, developed, and trademarked the figure with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office of Registration. The curious... (posted by Michael Angelo 3 years 302 days ago.)

The Legend of the Hills...the Ohio University Bobcat

Visible for miles in every direction and atop the cupola of one of the residence halls on the Ohio University South Green, sits the stately Bobcat Silhouette. Depending upon the season and time of day or twilight, the Bobcat casts a mysterious shadow over the surrounding Hocking Hills which framing the Ohio University Campus. Its colors enchantingly contrasting with the skies surrounding it, and... (posted by Michael Angelo 3 years 347 days ago.)

Hillary Clinton- The Devil is in the Details..and the High School Gym

Political ambition for Hillary Clinton comes at a price. Presidential campaigns are chock-full of strategies, media events and never ending details..and the Devil is in the Details, or more accurately, staring over Hillary's left shoulders in Ohio. And there may be hell to pay, in more ways than one. Hillary Clinton appeared before an excited throng at my old high-school gym in St.... (posted by Michael Angelo 3 years 347 days ago.)