By Nick Jacobs While waiting to swallow a pill-sized camera for a 21st-century medical procedure recently, I was scrolling through my phone and found a great quote, but back to that in a minute. The movie I remembered while waiting was the 1966 movie “The Fantastic Voyage.” It starred ...
By Nick Jacobs My wife and I recently decided to take a tour of a 55 and older, upscale, senior living community. We were aware of several friends who had done this, and as we approached octogenarian status, it seemed like the smart thing to do. Truth be told, however, we had experienced a ...
What’s up with the Houthi rebels and how it could affect us By Nick Jacobs Let me begin with a disclaimer. This deals with nuances and subtleties, tribal conflicts and geopolitical challenges that I don’t fully understand. I’m just trying to help us all figure out who’s on first and ...
Some books that have influenced me By Nick Jacobs During my early teaching and parenting days, a few books had a significant influence on me. Each book provided different insights for me as a teacher, a parent, and a human being. I’ve read lots of books since then, but because I was at a ...
By Nick Jacobs One of our university professors regularly sponsored European theater tours. My wife, who was in theater productions all through college and later worked in Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s professional summer theater program, suggested that we take a trip with him. It ...
By Nick Jacobs Confession time: I’ve become hooked on TikTok. I know it’s Chinese, but there are so many good film clips and interesting videos that it keeps me glued to it for at least 45 minutes a day. I figure, at my age, there’s not much left for them to steal. ...
