Forty-four years between drinks “Wherever I am, dig me up. Bring me back here. A couple times around the warning track and take me back to the hole where you picked me up.” —Late Baseball …
October could wait until I got home “Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night.” —American journalist and …
Apparently, I’m the old guy now “The beauty of collaboration between older and younger generations is that we combine strength with wisdom.” — Author Brett Harris (1998-) I’ve …
An ordinary Tuesday “There’s no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.” —President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) There are …
Walking through history “A lady asked Dr. [Benjamin] Franklin, ‘Well Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?’ ‘A republic,’ replied the Doctor, ‘if you can keep it.’” …
The corner of Wisconsin I somehow missed “Wisconsin, fond of passing laws, should pass another law compelling every farmer to paint his barn red. Another will compel him to pasture his cows by …
The invitation home “More than anything, we have lost the cultural customs and traditions that bring extended families together, linking adults and children in caring relationships…When …
Never say never “I’ve been around long enough to know that you never say never.” — American mixed martial artist Frank Mir (1979-) As my airport shuttle crossed the East River …
Riding shotgun “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” —American comedian George Carlin (1937-2008) I …
Just beyond the next exit “Sometimes life drops blessings in your lap without your lifting a finger. Serendipity, they call it.” —American actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008) Somewhere …
Stamp of dis-approval “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” — 1914 inscription on the James A. …
Mind over matter “Sometimes I can't believe I’m going to be 60. I always say there’s no point moaning about getting older, when there’s nothing you can do about it. But still, I do find …
“…To have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part…” — “The Book of Common …
“If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn’t be a human being, you’d be a game show host. — American journalist Gabriel Heatter (1890-1972) If you answered …
“Breaker One, Breaker One, I might be crazy, but I ain’t dumb! Craaazy Cooter comin’ at ya! Ya’ll home on the Hazzard net? Come on.” — American actor, politician, …
“Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don’t have any surface noise. I said, ‘Listen, mate, life has surface noise.’” — …
“Growing up in the ‘60s and the ‘70s, things certainly seemed more simplistic and easier to digest.” — American actress Sandra Bernhard (1955-) Taking a retro-nostalgic …
“If it’s a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere, is making a penny.” — American comedian Steven Wright (1955-) In the grand …
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” — American naturalist and nature essayist John Burroughs (1837-1921) Exploring the great outdoors has …
“Your career is like a garden. It can hold an assortment of life’s energy that yields a bounty for you. You do not need to grow just one thing in your garden. You do not need to do just …