Not long ago, I watched episodes of a miniseries: The Man in the High Castle. It depicts what life would be like if we had lost WWII, and Nazi Germany and Japan ruled the world. In the storyline, the United States is divided: the Greater Nazi Reich in the east and the Japanese Pacific States […]

Let me give you a behind the screen view of how these notes come about. I read regularly.  My mom, an English teacher, cultivated a joy of reading when I was young.  I was a poor classroom student as a kid. More interested in sports and recess than the classroom.  But I loved reading.  It helped […]

“Physically loose. Mentally tight.” – Arthur Ashe Ashe was a Hall of Fame tennis player.  He was an African American playing in a traditionally “white” game in the 1960s and 1970s.  Because he was a pioneer in the sport, he knew that he must always remain on his best behavior.  His decorum had to be […]

I’m a day late on a Mother’s Day salute, but this made me chuckle because it’s true. Coach Krzyzewski, Hall of Famer, said: “Be as tough as your mothers. They show up every day.” It caused me to think about all the tough mothers I know. So many who work. So many are doing the […]