July 2025 NYC TO CHI: Lakeshore Limited (NY, MA, PA, OH, IN, IL) The first leg of the Amtrak train trip out west from NYC to Chicago (Lake Shore Limited)…
The historic facts imparted number the hundreds, I would venture to say. Could be more, except that they were repeated over and over again, year after year. As a teacher,…
It was just a cold night. Pitch darkness and no moon, full or otherwise. No light ‘cept for the burning planets a million miles away in the sky. And the…
NBA basketball Hall-of-Famers Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics and Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, along with current NBA player Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks, are players…
BOOK REVIEWS The Firm – John Grisham (421 pages) Summary: Mitch McDeere, fresh out of Harvard Law School and resplendent to the “T” with his spit-polished wingtips, three-piece suit, braces…
The fact of the matter is, if you were sitting at the table across from Victor Newman conducting a business negotiation, YOU would blink first. Hands down, no doubt about…
Medium-sized snowflakes fell from the sky, all the while floating back and forth in the chilly air before landing and sticking to the ground. The sun had been shining brightly…
The slate roof of the Chi Psi Omega house was blazing hot, especially in the late May, midday sun. Simp was perched on the uppermost field of the roof system,…
“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for those whose locale has four separate seasons, those who do not have them and…