Found myself this morning thinking that I’m getting to the age where I need to make a bucket list. Not because I feel my time is short, but because there are fun things with fun people I wouldn’t mind...
Thanksgiving has always been a time of reflection on things of the past, so with the holiday being tomorrow, I thought now would be a good time to share a story about the day before Thanksgiving 43 years ago.
I...
Back in the days when I was on Facebook, I came across a post from a friend struggling with medical issues. While most deal with such situations by posting best of luck and stay strong messages, I happened to...
It has become almost instinctual in today’s world: I was sitting on the patio, noticed how I seemed to be looking at a perfect November image, then reached in my pocket for my phone and captured half a dozen...
Well guys, I’ve got some bad news for you.
As you sit back and think about all the sporting events you’re going to watch this weekend, there’s a death star on the horizon. And Luke Skywalker will not be showing...
Back when I was a kid, I just thought the old man was cheap.
Every October, he was an impenetrable wall when it came to managing the thermostat when it got cold in October. He had a number of “greatest...
As my wife will tell you, I have a knack for remembering obscure dates. Can’t remember when my next doctor’s appointment is, but I can tell you the date of a memorable sporting event and every detail of it.
Today,...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Every year, I run a version of this story as a tribute to the men who died fighting on D-Day, including one scared young man who kept his head down, survived the worst days of his life,...
Every Memorial Day, for the last 12 years, I dig up an old copy of a story I wrote on Memorial Day in 2009. It involves a young man I had never met, and who would forever be a total...
Ernest Hemingway seems to be trending these days due to the Ken Burns series running this week on PBS. On Twitter, my friend Rick Snider (@Snide_Remarks) described the series as “both brilliant and boring and both things can be...