On Turning Sixty
“Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then” Bob Segar, “Against the Wind” (1980) I recently spent several hours cruising north on Highway 101 after a poignant weekend catching up with my brother » More
Old Dogs and New Tricks
Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back Chinese proverb I am living proof that old dogs can learn new tricks. Of course, much of what I’ve learned over the past » More
What I Believe
All right, you sons-of-bitches. You know how I feel. George C. Scott (“Patton” 1970) One of the few economic formulas I can recall from my undergraduate days at that conservative Petri dish known as Claremont » More
Au Revoir, Montgomery
Today, I settled all family business, so don’t tell me you’re innocent. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), “The Godfather” Stationed like a lighthouse beacon navigating weary fishermen after a long day of trolling the high seas, a » More
Four Score for Tom Flynn
How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were? Satchel Paige I recently attended the surprise 80th birthday party of Tom Flynn, a dear friend who I sat next to during my » More