The Participation Trophy Generation
When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you; but when you tell people you slipped on a banana peel, it’s your laugh. So you become the hero rather than the victim of » 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
Ten Questions
Time, flowing like a river Time, beckoning me Who knows when we shall meet again If ever But time Keeps flowing like a river To the sea The Alan Parsons Project, “Time” (1981) They travelled from » More
The Geiger Doctrine
“We didn’t start the fire It was always burning Since the world was turning We didn’t start the fire No we didn’t light it But we tried to fight it” Billy Joel, “We Didn’t Start the » 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