My kind of people, too! Every once in a while, I’m reminded of what a truly wonderful place this is that I get to live in. I’ve mentioned before that it’s a university town, and that the university’s motto is Ut Prosim – “That I May Serve”. It’s no joke. The spirit of service…
Month: February 2017
Let the Games Begin!
Good Morning and Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Perhaps you were one of the over 160 million people in the world who watched the Super Bowl last night. (160 million is a mere drop in the bucket when compared to the more than a billion people who watched at least part of the World…
What’s Past Is Prologue
In the context of The Tempest, Shakespeare meant that everything that came before doesn’t matter because a new, different and wonderful future awaits. That’s not what modern, current usage makes of those words, however. When we hear that phrase, we generally take it to mean just the opposite – that the past matters a great…
Big Game Sunday
CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! HAHAHA! I’m kidding – but they did win! I’m not a professional football fan, but even those completely ignorant of the finer points watch simply to see the very best playing the game. We wait for the impossible catch… Or the miracle pass… Or odds defying defensive play… Before anyone is…
Raisin’ Cane: A Different World
I am not talking about the world we currently live in, although it’s different all right. The other night I went to the incredible center for the arts in my town to see “Raisin’ Cane: A Harlem Renaissance Odyssey” starring Jasmine Guy, who performs with The Avery Sharpe Trio. Jasmine Guy is the real…