The Salmon Whisperer
“The way to a man’s heart is through his fly.” I read that on a…
Browsing: Memories
I Took Heart From Omaha Beach
If you visit any National Park in the USA, or any shoreline, it is against…
Like Verbal Snowflakes: Thoughts About Winter
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it…
The Story of How the First Two Cans of Schlitz Beer Landed in Normandy on D-Day
Sam Gibbons was my Congressman when I was in college. What I remember about him…
Judge Soggy Sweat’s Whiskey Speech as Told and Read by John Grisham: A Template for the Ongoing Gun Safety Debate
Here is a long-standing template for all political speeches, especially in the aftermath of the…
Brownout In The City of Light
In 1954 when I was eight years old the sound track of “An American In…
Don’t Know Much About Biology…
If we are lucky, we all have had a favorite teacher or two, someone who…
Looking for Graceland
I don’t remember when Suzanne starting making me lists. It must have been around 1993,…