At Winston Churchill’s home there wasn’t a wax figure, or mannequin, there was Winston. Along with the old bulldog there was a hype-man, a security-man, and a secretary. The four of them were in one of the rooms in Blenheim Palace. There were a lot of rooms. but only one Churchill. The following is for […]
LONDON CALLING AND THE ANWER IS?
May 15, 2024 by
The wife and I answered to London calling for the third time. For the second time we flew in on a big old jet plane, the other time was the Chunnel. Call me historically haunted, but coming into town in the same air space as the Battle of Britain is quite a bit to process. […]
MOTHER’S DAY LADY REVIEW
May 12, 2024 by
After one miss on Mother’s Day with sick kids, I never missed another. During the phone call to tell her about missing she decided to tell me the nuts and bolts of my adventurous conception. The date, the name of the motel, the works. What mom doesn’t share that story? I’ve since stayed in the […]
HARD LOVE DADDY ON A HEALTH KICK
April 16, 2024 by
I saw hard love work on my Dad after he got his heart fixed. No smoking for the old chimney. The doc said it, the family said it, the friends said it. You’d say it too.
COMEBACK STORY IS THE BEST STORY OF ALL
April 9, 2024 by
The comeback story usually falls into the sports file. Everyone loves a comeback, except the losing side. Muhammad Ali was a comeback fighter against Joe Frazier in 1971. The Portland Trail Blazers were a comeback NBA champion in 1977. My Dad had always said coming back was hard, that’s why so few sports greats make […]
STORY DEVELOPMENT, THURSDAY NIGHT
March 15, 2024 by
Story development sounds like show business? But it’s more. It’s a revelation in a small group where people learn the ropes from a professional. The pro is Nancy McDonald. Nancy who?
BLOG TRAFFIC: THE LINE STARTS OVER THERE
March 10, 2024 by
Blog traffic is easy, so expect instant results. Start a blog, write a post, and stand back. The clouds part, the rain stops. You stand in the warming sunshine, not the blazing warm that melts asphalt in parking lot, but the cuddly warm of wearing strap t-shirts and cargo shorts. Let’s warm it up.
OLD LESSON PLAN FOR NEW TIMES
March 8, 2024 by
An old lesson plan? From Aristotle? Who needs one with new lessons every day? More like who doesn’t? Sometimes it takes a while for things to sink in.
CALL THE MEDIC. ALL BETTER?
February 23, 2024 by
Call the medic when there’s something wrong, anything at all. MEDIC. Right here, pal. Calm down. All better? Good.
WWII DOCUMENTARIES SHOW TOO MUCH DEATH
February 16, 2024 by
WWII documentaries and death usually go hand in hand. That’s what you get watching video about the deadliest war in human history. But the bigger story is for those who lived to tell. Or a blogging veteran, U.S. Army, ’74-’76.
