Do you know that weird sensation of connection to your roots that you often feel when you see an old family member, friend, lover, teammate, or co-worker for the first time in years, maybe even decades?Depending on the circumstances of your meet, it sometimes doesn't hit you until later. But almost always we go through … Continue reading The good old days
When Saturday Night Live was funny
When Saturday Night Live was funny
Television & the presidency as a time machine
I was sitting at home this past Saturday night, just flicking around the dial, when a newly produced special report on the Fox News Channel titled "Television & the Presidency" caught my eye. Being a bit of a history buff, especially American history, it was right up my alley: a historical perspective on the role … Continue reading Television & the presidency as a time machine
Any port in an Islamofascist storm
It has taken me over a month to finally formulate an opinion on the entire port sale issue, and there is one thing of which I am absolutely certain. There is no way that anyone who had any type of knee-jerk response to the idea of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) purchasing an interest … Continue reading Any port in an Islamofascist storm
Finding the ‘Right’ way
On a brisk November morning back in 1996, I walked into a polling place located inside the H.A. Brown elementary school in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, signed my name in the register, and walked into the voting booth. Though I was about to turn 33 years of age in just a few weeks, I … Continue reading Finding the ‘Right’ way
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