Falling behind…
This short piece in the Korea Times is right up my alley – caught somewhere between history and progress, one man’s sentimentality is another’s opportunity. The old ways aren’t necessarily… Read more »
Category: Getting Old
A history lesson for the kids…
I’ve been working on a piece for the whole week and just can’t quite get it. It’s up around 1,500 words right now, and it works for me, but it… Read more »
How it’s Done
I just finished watching the NFL playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. Certainly a game that will go down in history as one of the… Read more »
Back in the day…
Back in the day, when there were actual people on the other end of the line (line? what’s a line anymore?) when you dialed “O,” you could be fairly certain… Read more »
There was a time…
I remember when I was quite young hearing stories of my older brother hitchhiking to get around. I’ll have to ask him about that someday. Today one might think it… Read more »
The Great Divide
I like to think that I, and others who have been in a similar situation, have a perspective that many Americans can’t really see. I’m among the few (when compared… Read more »
Comedy Break: Old, but still so good…
I’ve had this attraction to history for as long as I can remember, so there are a few distinctions about my life that strike me in ways that others may… Read more »
No Pockets Necessary
I read with interest a recent NY Times article about a by-product of Japan’s aging population that was being put to good use – adult diapers. The claim was fantastic:… Read more »
A Beautiful Love Song
It’d been a while since I’d heard it, but as I was going through some of my old music, I stumbled upon a collection of Alan Jackson’s best. Now, I… Read more »
The Art of Forgetting
In my recent reflection on the 20th century, I explored a bit of what it was like through some of its literature. That actually wasn’t the low-hanging fruit though, it… Read more »