“Father Brown,” facts, and forgetfulness
I discovered this week that a Facebook friend has family connections to Robert Heinlein, my favorite science fiction author as a teenager. That reminds me of…
The difference between pose and poise
I wonder how much more interesting conversations might be if we stopped asking someone we met for the first time, “What do you do?” and inquired…
Becoming a good man…
When I think of posthumous tributes, I always tearily remember the final scene in Saving Private Ryan: the now-elderly former soldier who was the subject of…
Mind like a Roomba
Sometimes it seems like my brain has a mind of its own. There I am, quite happily focused on something of note, and all of a…
Wising up on dumb questions
It’s not just learning that an English newsroom once again pulses to the rat-a-tat of typewriters that has dispatched me down memory lane. It’s also forty…
Standing tall after stooping low
Imagine a president who uses his position to pursue sexual immorality: a bit of a stretch, I know. Next, envisage him arranging for one of his…
Fifty shades of blue
Marcia and I recently went to another level in our marriage. We explored an area many couples are too nervous to consider. We pushed the boundaries,…
The other railway children
For the first-time visitor, Howrah Station seems like a riot waiting to happen. The huge railway terminal in Calcutta—by the banks of the Hooghly, tributary to…
Good judgment, Charlie Brown!
If Charlie Brown ever comes to me for advice, I’ll tell him not to do it. Until she shows some indications to the contrary, I’d recommend…
Nudge nudge
It could be because I am a journalist—always there with another question—but I am prone to uncertainty. At least, I think I am. Maybe. And especially…
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