Charlie and Henry

Charlie and Henry

Charlie and Henry “To get an elementary grasp of the game of golf, a human must learn, by endless practice, a continuous and subtle series of highly unnatural movements, involving about sixty-four muscles, that result in a seemingly natural swing, taking two...
Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods “Everything begins with an idea.” Earl Nightingale My friend, John, is an accountant by training, and, by all appearances, he looks and acts like a normal C.P.A. But he is a pop culture trendsetter. I discovered this one day, when we met for...
Parenthood

Parenthood

Parenthood “Well, doggies!” Jed Clampett, from The Beverly Hillbillies When our son, John, turned twenty-two, we were driving to church with him and our girls, reminiscing about the day he was born. John is our firstborn, and we have twin girls, too. As I...
Serendipity

Serendipity

Serendipity “‘Well, you can go on looking forward,’ said Gandalf. ‘There may be many unexpected feasts ahead of you.'” J.R.R. Tolkien Years ago, when our girls were about four, my wife and I were preparing to depart for a much-needed date...
The President of My Boyhood

The President of My Boyhood

The President of My Boyhood “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country. “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom...