As a pre-boomer I’ve had the opportunity to make scores of resolutions over the years, most of which I broke. So I have become reluctant to make these promises to myself, because of poor past performance. But after thinking about it, I concluded this is a copout. Surely there must be a resolution I can [...]
Pre-boomers were taught the first Thanksgivings was a day of gratitude expressed by the early settlers nearly 400 years ago in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The pilgrims thanked God for delivering them to the new world where they could live free of religious persecution, for surviving the first year, and for the harvest to sustain them in [...]
When I was a kid, people took care of their aging parents, even older family members like aunts and uncles. There was always a place for them to sleep and another chair could be pulled up to the dining room table. They were family, so you shared what you had with them. Of course, that [...]
I was barely five when World War II broke out. There is little I remember about the Great Depression other than was passed on to me. However, those nearly five years of war made a lasting impression on me. One that shaped my philosophy and outlook on life until this very day.
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I will never forget the images on my TV screen on the fateful day of September 11, 2001. It was morning on the west coast, and I awoke to see the first tower smoldering. While my eyes were fixed on this horrible sight, to my disbelief, a plane hit the second tower. And then the [...]
