Wishing Upon A Star
Listening to “When You Wish Upon a Star” soothed me when I was a child, just as it did to Pinocchio when Jiminy Cricket sang it to him. If you’re like me, you can sing along, “When you wish upon a star/Makes no difference who you are/Anything your heart desires/Will come to you.” Part of …
Satchel Paige vs. Jim Crow
More Blessed to Give than to Receive
I momentarily hesitated before grasping my grandson’s hand and approaching the homeless man. The man certainly fit the image of “homeless.” His dirty trousers complemented a shabby shirt, accompanied with ill-fitting, cracked shoes exposing his sockless feet. Lori and I had taken our grandson, Eli, for one last getaway before he starts back to school. …
It Happened on a Monday| At Plymouth: Coming to Terms with the Myth
On August 2, 1921, U.S. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the tercentenary celebration at Plymouth, Massachusetts, the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims in North America. But, wait a minute, didn’t the Pilgrims land at Plymouth in November of 1620? That’s why we celebrate Thanksgiving in November instead of August, right? A variety of myths have …
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