Advanced Grandparenting

Advanced Grandparenting

I have heard people worry about the world their Grandchildren will be left to live in. This is often why people cite when acting to advance change or protect the status quo. People on both sides of the political aisle use it to justify their actions. People often...
Covers

Covers

The word “cover” has fourteen meanings—nine as a verb and five as a noun. I’m going to discuss the third meaning of the word as a noun: a recording or performance of a previously recorded song made especially to take advantage of the original’s...
Aging Gracefully

Aging Gracefully

I just turned 55. I don’t think of it as a big deal. 55 is a fun number, but I remember looking forward to 2020 because it was a fun number, and most people didn’t like the year 2020. My brother-in-law brought up a site listing all the discounts available to people...
Super Bowl vs Golf

Super Bowl vs Golf

This past Sunday was the Super Bowl. It’s one of only two to ever go to overtime. A classic. One for the ages. It wasn’t the most thrilling sporting event of the weekend. Not even close. The Phoenix Open was just down the street from where I was on Super...
Context

Context

Context.   (Warning: this blog isn’t going to be about politics. Although my example comes from the halls of Congress.) A few months ago, the presidents of three prestigious universities (Harvard, Penn, and MIT) were called before a congressional hearing and...
Not Allowed

Not Allowed

I recently had neck surgery. The doctors put restrictions on what I was allowed to do during the recovery from surgery. Immediately after surgery, they told me to limit my twisting and turning of my neck, running, jumping, and lifting anything over 10 pounds. I was...