Fighting Grossman’s

I overheard this exchange in Walmart between two older men, one a customer and the other a greeter offering him assistance: “Can I help you?” “Sorry,” said the customer, pulling out a cart. “I don’t hear so well.” He pointed at his ear. “I flew combat during the war.”...

People’s Bridge

San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge was so loved when it opened in 1937 that a lot of people scribbled their names and addresses on its towers. A friend bet 14-year old Bill Hughes a quarter that Bill couldn’t write a letter to a name and address chosen at random and...

Section 60

There is a section of Arlington National cemetery where mothers come to tend their son’s graves.  They watch over them, just as they did on playgrounds long ago. Let us pause a moment. And remember. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...

Riches to Rags

David Rosenblum was a professional race car driver who didn’t win many races, but crashed a lot of cars.  He was a drug addict, driving 130 miles an hour.  Rosenblum went from riches to rags, until he met some real heroes, kids who declined a drug deal every...

Winning the Game of Life

For 35 years Tyrone Curry started work every morning at four.  Seldom quit before dinner, but the longtime janitor at Evergreen high school in Seattle, Washington, was happy.  He accepted that someone has to put out the folding chairs in life.  Someone has to do the...