It’s better to shoot for the moon than the the rooftops. Low expectations and halfhearted efforts are their own rewards. To hell with that when there’s a moon in the sky with your name on [...]

Okay, we got it. History was made, prejudices overcome and neo-conservatism exposed for the fraud it always was. We’re proud, hopeful and determined to overcome all the grave problems we all face. Now get to work! Send Beyonce, U2 and Boss Springsteen [...]

Sometimes you see people with horrible problems or severe handicaps and you say to yourself: “That’s really a shame, but I guess it could be worse. That could have happened to [...]

Today is Inauguration Day, when history is being made with the swearing in of America’s first black president. That’s nice. Now let’s talk guitar solos! We’ll pretend that having a black president is no big deal, like it ought to be if [...]

There are are feelings only the young experience, and some that only older people feel. The difference is that older people understand [...]

“Laura, did you pack my pilot costume?”   ”Yes, George, it’s with the ‘Mission Accomplished’ sign.” “Good call. How ’bout my cowboy hat collection and brush clearin’ clothes?” “Yes, [...]

You can’t enjoy life in the fast lane any more than you can enjoy the scenery while driving 90 miles an hour. Slow down, you might find something to [...]

Modern living calls for a continual update of the rules for gentlemanly conduct. For centuries a static code of life, new realities have changed the dynamics of what it means to be a gentleman in this modern world. Observe: A gentleman wears a shirt when [...]

Getting your heart broken means you have opened it. Good for you. Better luck next [...]

Live fast, die young. How many of our rock & roll heroes have done just that? Drug overdoses, cirrhosis, car crashes, suicide, you-name-it, rock & rollers have been making grand exits for as long there’s been rock & roll. Even Elvis checked [...]