Gloom, Despair, And Agony On Us
The date was May 25, 1999. Some fifty eight years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, but it, too, is a day that will live in infamy. For it was…
The date was May 25, 1999. Some fifty eight years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, but it, too, is a day that will live in infamy. For it was…
Take a look at your salt shaker the next time you sit down at the dinner table. Or the canister of Morton’s Salt in your cupboard. Now take a gander…
Well, I guess I’m “dating” myself with this entry. Many fellow baby boomers (born 1946-1964) will recognize some if not all of these classic rock guitarists, their bands, and the…
It was some time in the early 1970s when my brother and his friend rolled into Latin class late. “Ubi fuisti, Court and Charles?” Where have you been? This Latin…
When I come to think about it, probably the one thing I’m most proud of teaching my sixth grade students, those eleven and twelve year old charges of yesteryear, was…
Have you ever experienced the ring of a horseshoe? It’s called a “ringer” for a reason. Not only will you hear the unmistaken “ring” of the horseshoe hitting its target,…
If you love the outdoors and you love the solitude of the woods, then this is the place for you. I am sure that no matter the time of year,…
There is an unspoken rule to watching sports on television with friends: The 80:20 Rule. A National Football League game is 60 minutes long and consists of 15 minute quarters.…
Just start writing, she told me. Simple enough advice. Almost too simple. But it has never failed to work for me. The premise: Once you “just start writing,” you can…
“What’s the meaning of this, Private?” The shadows in the tent hung eerily over the live figure of the general. The lone lantern offered little luminescence. There was an incessant…