I used to like fads.Not anymore.Fads can be fun for young folks.But not necessarily for we septuagenarians.For us, nothing really lasts that long 鈥� by comparison.Allow me to take you to my youth.<strong>Hula-Hoops</strong>I had one. A nice big, red one.I was one of ...
OK! I鈥檒l admit I was afraid of the boogeyman when I was a kid.I鈥檇 see a scary movie. Then I鈥檇 live in bedtime-panic for weeks.Because I had little defense against the 鈥渦ndead,鈥� I could only do one thing to escape it. When my parents turned off my bedroom lights, I鈥檇 cover my head, ...
The call for Americans to come forward and unselfishly mobilize in the interest of the common good was the hallmark of John F. Kennedy鈥檚 new presidency in 1961.鈥淎sk not, what this country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country,鈥� was a simple request for Americans to look ...
With each new mass murder, people say the same things: 鈥淭here鈥檚 something different about this one.鈥� That, 鈥淢aybe things will change,鈥� because of it.NOTHING EVER CHANGES. Nothing!There will be national and even international media capturing the grief and funerals and thoughts and ...
Sometimes, when I reflect on my youth, I have some pretty haunting memories of the first (and last) time I gave a live 鈥渢heatrical performance.鈥漈here I was, among my fellow third-graders on stage at Park Elementary School, bouncing rubber balls to the beat of the song 鈥淪entimental ...
Mark Esper has a new book out.Nope!I haven鈥檛 read it.Nor will I.I already know the juiciest parts.I鈥檝e paid close attention to a number of Mr. Esper鈥檚 seemingly endless appearances on national TV to hawk his new tome.He鈥檚 getting pretty good at it, too.He emphatically answers the ...
