The recent death of baseball philosopher Yogi Berra exposed a new generation to his engaging quotes. It’s hard to imagine a baseball star being quoted more often than Winston Churchill! But how do you ignore such statements as, “Baseball...
Yesterday two important transitions took place. First, Pope Francis arrives in the United States at 4:00 PM EST. Second, Yogi Berra leaves the United States (and the planet) on the exact same day. Wow. Can this be a coincidence?...
This summer the Great Northwest suffered one of the greatest waves of forest fires in recorded history. Three weeks ago the smoke in my town was so bad the air quality became dangerous. Soot lightly collected on my car....
As a 7 year old we lived next door to an old man. We called him “Old Man McKane.” Just saying his name struck terror in our hearts? Why? Because he was the meanest man we had ever met....
On this anniversary of the 911 tragedy, Facebook is littered with memories of the horrific event. For us older generation it is much like the President Kennedy assassination: we all remember where we were when the devastating news broke....