Too much is expected of us — we folks of a certain age — whether man or woman.  Society yawns as we strive to avoid violent foul-ups in the fast lane; we weep, choking on the dust of …

Whoops. I almost used the age-old idiom about never saying never. First in print back in the 14 th  century, it was featured in 2020 as background music for the popular movie, “ The …

They are   missed, these two men who didn’t try to make us love each other, but at the very least, made us tolerant of each other during their professional lives. Perhaps unknowingly, …

Accounts of folks “pulling themselves up by their bootstraps” warm hearts; when such is done without boots, it’s a whole ‘nuther thing. “Wholeness” was achieved in January when Brian …

On occasion, I’ve been in the presence of the rich and/or famous. Usually, though, I am lost among hundreds — maybe thousands — turning out for political rallies or tent shows. At one, I …

Whether we bow in reverence to statistics or grow nauseous dealing with the barrage of numbers dealt with daily, most of us value “peace and goodwill” wherever we can find it. Foundational to …

Media — both  print and electronic — have slathered us with minute details of Arlington’s Grand Prix. Surely their “slatherers” are either bent or broken for putting undue strain on us …

One could strip mental gears trying to come up with a more “fitting” name than hers. Pat Worrell laughs at the thought of many introductory variations throughout the decades. In recent …

My Uncle Mort is committed to establishing a “GoFundMe” campaign for postal workers of America, retroactive to whenever early voting began. He suggests joint beneficiaries — directing …

My Uncle Mort sometimes has “bats in his belfry.” Fact is, he’s heard such second-, third- and fourth-hand opinions so many times that he’s begun research about these flying mammals. …

He’s likely been a “forward thinker” since “diaper days” some 80 years ago. Glenn Dromgoole — my friend of nearly 60 years — probably can trace his “can-do” spirit back to …

The expression about an ill wind blowing no good goes back almost five centuries. Just 52 years ago, however, a true-life example occurred at what seemed to be an unlucky turn of events at a Justin …