Archives in Category: Changing Scene

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Smiling in the 21st Century

Posted on May 19, 2006

There must be some axiom somewhere that says “If it’s simple, then tamper with it until it’s complicated.” Maybe Ben Franklin went out kite-flying under this principle and discovered electricity. Maybe Bill Gates did the same thing with the lowly

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Timekeepers

Posted on May 9, 2006

What is it about clocks that intrigues us? Especially the large, landmark variety? I ponder this as I look forward to meeting my son tomorrow evening under the four sided brass clock in the middle of Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal.

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Old

Posted on May 7, 2006

One month from today I turn sixty-two. Uncle Sam has already contacted me about my Social Security Administration benefits, but so far I’ve ignored him. It’s not that I’m afraid to turn sixty-two; it’s just that I’m still in the

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American Idol

Posted on May 6, 2006

Recently I’ve become a fan of “American Idol,” that weekly talent show with the dysfunctional family of judges. I started watching when there were seven contestants left, and now they’re down to four. So my allegiance is relatively new and

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Louis

Posted on May 5, 2006

I met him late in life, both my life and his. Yet, that didn’t diminish what he offered or the way he offered it. He was verbally clever, financially savvy, and approachable. That’s why I tuned in to Louis Rukeyser

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Comedy of Air-ers

Posted on April 26, 2006

I’m not the first person to note that air travel isn’t what it used to be. I’m just the most recent. I’ve been on three planes in the last two days, and two of the flights had their share of

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Backhanded Honor

Posted on April 22, 2006

From time to time I listen to the traffic reports in Chicago and smile because I no longer have to cope with them. It was during one of these forty-second spots that a reporter referred to the Reagan Expressway and

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Perkiness

Posted on April 18, 2006

Last week, Katie Couric made the announcement that she is leaving behind fifteen years on the Today Show to become the primary news anchor on a competing station. Eyebrows shot up. The media rushed to cover the story, giving it

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Sprung

Posted on April 15, 2006

Spring has sprung. I noticed it for the first time a couple days ago as I roamed my property without a jacket, saw weeds taunting me, and smiled at the growth on my rose bushes.

I’m always grateful in

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Berrien Hills Country Club

Posted on March 14, 2006

The news is grim. Berrien Hills Country Club, which has served local communities and residents for over eighty years, is in trouble. Financial trouble. In fact, the club has voted not to open this year and to entertain offers to

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