Some grade school student dropped… Fortunately, the useful life of th… I’m a long way past grammar school… So I picked up the discarded penc… Many thanks to you, unknown grade…
In 1980, the 12 year-old that I o… purchased a 45 RPM single of “Em… So much of the world from back the… is gone, and will not be coming ba… But at least the Glimmer Twins ar…
The snow’s on its way And Christmas is, too So now is the very best time To wish “Merry Christmas” to you. May your holidays be happy
COVID’s still with us Despite its "19" title It’s not yet passe
Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River… was published more than a century… Its enduring popularity derives fr… telling truths about the human con… The most compelling message of all
While the Speaker’s chair sits em… the entire Congress remains immobi… The world looks toward the United… and finds nothing but disfunction. How can we presume to lead the wor…
Lionel Messi is without a doubt the greatest footballer of our times But whether he’s the GOAT
As I was growing up I envied other kids who had what I thought were “normal” middle names: James, Thomas, and
Come and listen to my story about… The Oscars got turned upside down I’d like to tell you a story, sit… About how I slapped Chris Rock t… In a Bel Air mansion I was TV r…
Not everyone in Florida is wealth… But there’s no doubt that some of… They stuffed their portfolios with… Because that’s what’s preferred, b… Cash is a cushion that wards off h…
This poem stays in my pocket Until I take it out And read it to somebody That’s what this day’s about. Thanks for listening to my words
50 degrees when measured in Fahrenheit makes for a pleasant day perhaps even a bit chilly. A light jacket
There are many things to know abou… Where I’m from and the things I e… But above everything else, I’m gr… right here, right now, and doing t… How about you?
The world I grew up in meaning the late 20th Century had white stuff falling from the s… on December days like this one. The kid that I was at the time
It snowed in NOLA Ten inches fell in one day Anything can be!