‘Iron Horse’ appreciated life
They called him The Iron Horse for playing in 2,130 consecutive games over 17 years for the New York Yankees, including six World Series that the Yank...
02 March 2022
‘Iron Horse’ appreciated life
They called him The Iron Horse for playing in 2,130 consecutive games over 17 years for the New York Yankees, including six World Series that the Yank...
16 February 2022
Shakespeare provides words of wisdom
In a dust-covered box of old, forgotten books, I discovered a slight, green Shakespeare Birthday Book presented to my paternal grandmother, Bessie Smi...
09 February 2022
Remember friends, loved ones on Valentine’s Day
Evelyn Waugh, in 1934, wrote a short story, “Bella Fleace Gave a Party,” about a reclusive, elderly Irish woman who lived alone in an inherited ma...
02 February 2022
Calendar offers bits of wisdom
I was given a calendar last Christmas, “The 365 Smartest Things Ever Said,” created by a brother and sister writing team, Ross and Kathryn Petras....
26 January 2022
Start each day with courage
I just woke up.
Now, sitting before my computer, as I do early most mornings, I ask myself before sunrise what brings me joy.
First thought: I a...
19 January 2022
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05 January 2022
Two sides to ‘horned arguments’
Would you say, over the long haul, that you are more pessimistic or optimistic? How would the person who knows you best categorize you?
Few of us a...
01 December 2021
Hardwired for kindness
“The underlying nature of human beings is not savage, but essentially nice.”
“Humanity thrives in a crisis. Our innate kindness and cooperati...
29 April 2020
Together apart
“Imagine,” John Lennon famously sang. “It isn’t hard to do.”
When I was growing up, children played the “what if” game. “If you wer...
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