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 »
Category: Getting Old
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 »
Easy
I was up early this morning. As usual. Not out of bed yet, but just about ready. Thinking about what to do…but not thinking too hard. Pick up the iPad… Read more »