In 1914 Thomas Edison’s factory in West Orange, N.J., was destroyed by a fire. Much of Edison’s life work went up in flames. At the height of the fire, Edison’s 24-year-old son, Charles, searched frantically for his father. He finally…
I was among the millions of people who flocked to movie theaters recently to see “Top Gun: Maverick.” It’s one of the best movies I’ve seen in a few years. My friend Lt. Col. Rob “Waldo” Waldman is an American…
A high school student landed her first summer job working in a drugstore. As she arrived at the store for her first day on the job, the phone was ringing. Everyone was busy and the manager asked her to please…
As he lay dying, a father gave a watch to his son. “Here is a watch your grandfather gave me,” he said. “It is almost 200 years old. Go to the jewelry store and see how much they offer you.”…
Good old Charlie Brown from the “Peanuts” cartoon fame had a hard time understanding the value of taking aim at his goals while shooting his bow and arrow in his back yard into the fence. After shooting an arrow he…