The passing of golf legend Arnold Palmer Sunday reminded me I once loved the game he played. But I haven’t played for almost 20 years.I wasn’t yet in my teens in the late 1950s, when the man everyone called “Arnie” made golf accessible to everyday folks. Despite his fame, I never even ...
In 1972, Arthur Fletcher, then-head of the United Negro College Fund, invented the slogan, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” His lofty goal was to publicize the fund and encourage donations. Not long after, an unknown author substantially lowered his sights with this transpositional ...
Random thoughts as the dog days of August pant to a close:• San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made news during the weekend by refusing to stand during the playing of America’s national anthem at a football game. Two weeks ago, American Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas drew ...
I love the spirit of entrepreneurism that drives America. Especially when it comes from France.Apparently seeking to capitalize on the growing reluctance of humans to interact face to face, the French company Paline introduced America’s first pizza ATM. The creatively named “Pizza ATM” ...
If the FBI still hopes to find Jimmy Hoffa, maybe its agents should be playing Pokémon Go. Since gamemaker Niantic released the wildly popular mobile app July 6, smartphone users searching for Pikachu and other denizens of Pokémon’s anime universe have discovered two dead human bodies – ...
The joyous sounds of the celebration of freedom still reverberate from the purple mountains and echo across the fruited plains. So it pains me that I must address the so-called controversy invented by the dishonest media concerning my backyard fireworks display Monday.I refuse to apologize to ...
