We, as many people during this crazy pandemic year, kept to ourselves this Thanksgiving. It was the first time we were home for this holiday in about seven years. My son hosted us in Chicago for four years and twice… Read more
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On this day before Thanksgiving, in a year when reasons to be thankful may seem hard to come by, an Oscar Wilde quote comes to mind.“If you do… Read more
As I said last week, I cannot rake leaves without my late dad showing up. But he’s not the only one who joins me in my thoughts. There’s alway… Read more
I’m out of bed by 5 a.m. every day of my life. Even if I don’t have to leave the house until 9 or 10, or sometimes not at all. I just love mor… Read more
Yesterday, Nov. 17, was Elton John Day.But nobody knew it. Not even him.It’s my own private holiday. I’ve been celebrating it for almost 50 ye… Read more
I spent those nice days last week raking leaves. Read more
I grew up believing the Democratic party was the party of guys like my dad: blue collar, lower middle class (or even lower than that), hard-wo… Read more
I just saw a commercial about the Country Music Awards on Wednesday night and said to my wife, “How many Country Music Awards shows are there?… Read more
Time is too slow for those who wait, Read more
As if the calendar isn’t enough of a reminder – I turned 71 on Monday – every time I turn around, it seems, the world can’t resist piling on.T… Read more
If I mentioned “Let your fingers do the walking,” would it mean anything to you?It would if you’re over 40. Okay, 50.The old slogan for the Ye… Read more
Late one night during a particularly contentious political season, I sat at my editor’s desk in a corner of the newsroom at the local paper an… Read more
A student sent me an email the day after she delivered a speech in one of my classes.She wanted to explain she had a better conclusion planned… Read more
I never used to hold the remote while watching TV. A lot of people I know use the remote to avoid commercials, but not me. Maybe it’s because … Read more
I don’t golf. Never touched a club. But I love watching golf on TV.Especially The Masters.I get excited when I see the first promos for The Ma… Read more
In my early 20s I became too cool to vote and therefore not cool at all.Thank God that faze passed before my father, a Bronze Star winner in W… Read more
My son was 2, maybe 3. He’s now 34. He spent his afternoons at my parents’ home in Pittston, often in the front yard if weather permitted. Tha… Read more
How many young Americans have no idea where Afghanistan is?How many could not find Israel on a globe?Or Paris?Or even London?How many do not k… Read more
