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I could have ripped off a Harry Chapin tune and entitle this entry Sunday Morning Sunshine, but I am not sure where I will be heading, so Sunshine might have been misleading. I have always been a big fan of … Continue reading →

This is about a day I had with my mother when I was thirteen years old. My brother Johnny always did something special during the Christmas holiday for my mother and me. In 1963, when I was in the eighth … Continue reading →

Starting in the summer of 1969, I often spent Saturday afternoons exploring Central Park. In those days walking through The Park was a little like visiting Woodstock every week. There were people wherever you went, no social distancing required. We … Continue reading →

Well, here is another momentous anniversary to ponder. Seventy-five years ago, the Second World War in Europe came to an end, and the Nazis were defeated. Three months later, the war would finally come to an end in the Pacific … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the fiftieth anniversary of the Kent State shootings. It was a dark day on all college campuses following this tragedy. More than that, It was a defining moment in our history as a nation as a divide was … Continue reading →

Here we are in lockdown despite the fact that Florida will be opening up again. How many Floridian canaries will venture into the coal mine of living in corona? It’s a scary proposition one that we all hope will prove … Continue reading →

Warren G. Harding was the Republican nominee for the Presidential election of 1920. His campaign slogan promised a Return To Normalcy. Many scoffed at the term, pointing out that “normality” was the proper term. In any event, the slogan was … Continue reading →

Like all of you who are taking this sheltering at home seriously, I am getting a little batty. So much so that last night, I had a difficult time getting to sleep. I kept thinking about The Prodigal Son, and … Continue reading →

Edward Bellamy wrote Looking Backward in 1888. It’s a Rip Van Winkle/Utopian novel. The main character falls asleep in 1887 and wakes up in 2000. All sorts of societal evolution took place in the intervening years of the main character’s … Continue reading →

I am not sure what Samuel Becket’s “Waiting For Godot” is all about. I am sure if I really wanted to learn the meaning of the play that there would be a myriad of sources to tell me. I don’t … Continue reading →