Just for fun, I reread the recent columns I’ve written during the past few years. It’s a practice I find very helpful: identifying trends, examining the topics that are reader favorites, and looking for ideas for the years ahead. Here’s…
Once upon a time there was an enterprising businessman who had a fantastic idea. He thought he had figured out a way to build the perfect automobile. He hired a team of young engineers and told them to buy one…
There is a face-lift you can perform yourself that is guaranteed to improve your appearance. It’s called a smile. A smile improves your looks and takes years off your appearance. Who doesn’t want that? I learned long ago that one…
Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he had been asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-year-old child whose next-door neighbour was an elderly…
Richard Petty, the stock-car racing legend, finished second in his very first race. He was so excited that he sped home to tell his mother. “You lost!” was her candid response. Richard objected and thought he did a great job…
Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her little boy to a concert featuring the famous pianist, Paderewski. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the…
One Sunday afternoon, a cranky grandfather was visiting his family. As he lay down to take a nap, his mischievous grandson decided to have a little fun by putting Limburger cheese on Grandpa’s moustache. Soon, Grandpa awoke with a snort…
“When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus…
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…