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"The Butler" serves only a few, maybe only one. 26 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
We saw "The Butler" last evening and it produced such mixed emotions: hope for what I thought we would see AND disappointment for what was delivered. They had a terrific article from which to pen thi...
Bridges across 40 years. 23 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
I'm in NYC today. Arrived last night at Newark Airport and spent the night there. Due to my bride's teaching commitments she could not leave until VERY early today. And her arrival would be at LaGuar...
Sing it: "Born in the USA"... er, I mean maybe we shouldn't sing it? 22 Aug 2013 | 01:39 am
1984 by George Orwell. What a book about things that are intentionally backward... things of value, devalued. Wait, I mean what a year. In 1984 Bruce Springsteen rocked the nation with his song and...
John McGee and Dennis Mansfield together? Yep. 20 Aug 2013 | 10:36 am
This pic was taken today. It is a pic of John McGee and me. And we enjoyed our time together. For those who have ears to hear - I met a different John McGee and he met a different Dennis Mansfield. ...
Difficile est credere (It's hard to believe): West Point's Class Ring time is here - again. 17 Aug 2013 | 02:21 am
Do you know any Latin? How about, "Tempus fugit"? No? Don't get it? OK, alright. It means "time flees" (or as some state it, "time flies" - which is actually inaccurate because we ALL know there ...
Duck Dynasty: 11.8 Million People support the Duck Commander and his Quacky Clan! 16 Aug 2013 | 11:23 am
Amazing as it seems to the pseudo-sophisticates, America loves its rednecks. And so do I. Variety reports this: "A&E is certainly striking while the iron is hot, as this is the fourth season of “Du...
NY Times attacks on The Clinton Foundation: Why now? Why this paper? 15 Aug 2013 | 09:14 am
It's a strange piece to read in the NY Times. For example: "And efforts to insulate the foundation from potential conflicts have highlighted just how difficult it can be to disentangle the Clintons’...
The pain of sad stories; how the film "The Impossible" spoke to me of people's hesitant reactions to my own story, "Beautiful Nate". 13 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
When I watched the trailer, I did not want to see the film. The Impossible showed a family washed away by the Christmas tsunami of 2004. And I flinched as the trailer spun on. I diverted my eyes. I...
The best of the best - Jr. 13 Aug 2013 | 02:46 am
The Seattle Mariners inducted Ken Griffey Jr into their Hall of Fame. He was our family's favorite baseball player. Once, when our two oldest were just little kids, we were in Anaheim catching the M...
Dreams and Boxing 11 Aug 2013 | 05:53 am
I'm about a month away from my 35th Class College Reunion. I'll be attending. In anticipation, my West Point classmates and I have been exchanging emails about reoccurring dreams from those days of t...
