“Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.”— John Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) Forty years ago today, I remember walking into the co-op where I was living in college and…
Three years ago this morning, my great friend, David Overlander — DaveO — left the party for the last time. While I greatly miss him and I’m saddened by his untimely exit, I’m grateful to have been his friend for…
Well, that’s the big question isn’t it? We all now know Brian Williams’ recent account of being on a helicopter that was shot down is not accurate. But did he lie? There is a difference between being wrong and being…
Perhaps my earliest vivid childhood memory took place fifty years ago today. I was four and a half years old (back then, the “half” still seemed significant), standing next to my mother in the family room of our home in…