So what do you give as a Father’s Day gift to a guy who already has more than enough stuff? I remember my dad’s wife, Sonja, saying a few years back that the best gift my siblings and I could give my dad was our time. What a wise thing to say! And of course,
My head is swirling right now with a plethora of wonderful memories of the two and a half days I just spent in Decorah with my sister and her family (I appreciate my wife letting me slip away while she kept the home fires burning) . . . a visit which just happened to coincide
Of our two dogs, Ellie is the gentle soul while Bobbi tends to be a brash little brat. Ellie is almost always obedient while Bobbi is much more headstrong. Ellie is our graceful dancer while Bobbi is endearingly clumsy. They also hang out differently, with Ellie preferring the comfort of the couch or right out
I have been thinking a lot about “The Andy Griffith Show,” which is but one chapter in Mr. Griffith’s long and important career - but for most of us, it’s what we think of first and think of most fondly when we remember Andy Griffith, who of course died on the third of July. And
Today, Kathy and I were literally Singing in the Rain. Well, almost. I’m battling a terrible ear ache today and couldn’t sing a note- and Kathy was busy driving us through very busy Chicago traffic . . . but if it hadn’t been for all that, we would have been singing the Hallelujah Chorus at
No, this is not a commentary on the brutal drought currently gripping much of the Midwest. I have nothing meaningful to say about that except for a question- Why does our local paper continue to have headlines about drought-like conditions? This isn’t like a drought- it is a drought. Next to the word “drought” in
Did you watch Andy Murray’s losing effort in the Wimbledon final, and what happened afterwards when he spoke with the BBC’s Sue Barker? He cried- openly, unashamedly. And I and a lot of other people cried right along with him- and not just his fellow Brits who had to be sharing his sorrow and bitter
It may have been the NATS convention that took me to Orlando, Florida but it was the magic of Disney and the wonder of Sea World that took my wife there with me- and I’m glad that she and I managed to carve out some fun together-time, in between my convention obligations. Our hotel was
One of the highlights of the recently completed national convention of NATS - the National Association of Teachers of Singing - was the recital presented Sunday night by one of America’s most celebrated baritones, Nathan Gunn, with his gifted wife Julia accompanying him on the piano. Nathan Gunn has been a major star at the
