I’m old enough to remember that 1964 was a really big deal. Not because of Johnson/Goldwater or the beginning of the descent into the quagmire of Vietnam. No, it was the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, and any theater company … Continue reading
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We all know how the song goes: “I fought the law and the law won.” What law? The law of unintended consequences. Whose law? Murphy’s. The iron law of life is: you’re minding your own business and the roof falls … Continue reading
Back when Edward R. Murrow ruled the airwaves, one of his catchy features from 1951 to 1955 was “This I Believe,” a brief essay by the famous and not so on the principles that informed their lives. In the last … Continue reading