A View of Death

A View of Death

William Cullen Bryant wrote a poem called “Thanatopsis” which is a Greek word that means a view of death or a reflection on death. Before you assume that this is a terribly depressing poem or that this blog will encourage you to stay under the covers crying yourself...
Work is a Four-Letter Word

Work is a Four-Letter Word

There are certainly a lot of four letter words out there, some of which our Mothers had to wash out our mouths for using. I remember the time that I had to take one of my sons to the basement to cleanse his mouth with a bar of Fels-Naptha soap. None of these words,...
Encyclopedia vs. Google

Encyclopedia vs. Google

Walt Disney’s Jiminy Cricket sang if you have c-u-r-i-o-s-i-t-y you need to consult the E-N-C-Y-C-L-O-P-E-D-I-A. How many of us learned to spell that word from his song? How many of you have that catchy tune in you minds right now? How many of you remember living in a...
Coach

Coach

Hayden Fox was the head football coach of the Minnesota State Screaming Eagles. In this 1990’s fictitious series, Coach had not only to deal with a football program that had seen its better years, but also with idiosyncratic assistant coaches, and a girlfriend/wife...