Saying a Gradual Goodbye to Our Wolfgang
Wolfgang "Wolfie" McPheeOur poor kitty is on his last legs, I believe. Only 8, he has chronic renal failure for reasons unknown.They could be known,…
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The Truth in Old Photos, Thanks to Siobhan Finneran of Downton Abbey
There's a photo going around Facebook that shows Downton Abbey actor Siobhan Finneran as her character, Sarah O'Brien, on one side and Siobhan all "dolled up" on…
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The ‘Large Uterus’ Or What Not to Say on a Crowded Train
You have a large what?Getting off a rush-hour train the other day I overheard a woman behind me say into her cell phone, quite clearly…
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When the ‘Party Line’ Crumbles
"If you're poor, stop being poor."Aasif Mandvi closing in a crumbleJust so were the words of Todd Wilemon, Managing Director of NYSE Euronext, speaking with…
What Do You Believe In?
The keynote speaker at a recent conference I attended was Adam L. Saenz, a compelling speaker and author of The Power of a Teacher: Restoring Hope…
What Would Your Last Meal Be?
Photographer Henry Hargreaves recently put together a series of photos of last meals by famous and infamous murderers, and it got me thinking.If I knew…
Old Farts Farting
Would you please tell me what the dinky heck is with all the farting after 60?I've always farted, and so have you. We all fart.But…
My Proustian Questionnaire
If ever I was on The Actor's Studio, here's how I might answer Mr. Lipton's questions. Based, as he says, on Bernard Pivot's version of…
Jefferson’s Memorial Set Apart for Good Reason
The Jefferson Memorial stands in quiet grandeur on the south side of the Tidal Basin, well away from Lincoln's and Washington's memorials. That distance, 0.896…
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Lucky Man
I'm a lucky man. A lucky, lucky man. I discovered history before it was too late. When I was younger — much, much younger —…