by Hank Frazee | Jun 14, 2025 | The Saturday Morning Post
Mr. Armstrong’s Gift “Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.” Garrison Keillor When I was a kid, we knew a handyman whose name was Horace Armstrong, but all the kids and adults called him Mr. Armstrong. For quite a while, it didn’t even...
by Hank Frazee | Jun 7, 2025 | The Saturday Morning Post
The Fight “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Muhammad Ali The new kid in my seventh-grade woodshop class was named Mike. He transferred in mid-semester. Mike was above average in height, with long, black hair. I hadn’t even spoken to him when I...
by Hank Frazee | May 31, 2025 | The Saturday Morning Post
Zora “The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.” Ralph Waldo Emerson When I was nineteen, I was a busboy at The Magic Pan Restaurant in the Woodland Hills Promenade. They did quite a lunch business, and we were...
by Hank Frazee | May 24, 2025 | The Saturday Morning Post
The Marathon “Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it.” Danny Kaye One day, hanging out with a few friends in my early thirties, I asked them a question. “How would you like to do something you can tell your grandkids...
by Hank Frazee | May 17, 2025 | The Saturday Morning Post
Waterskiing “Work without fun is like peanut butter without jelly.” Jase Robertson Years ago, my study group with Matt, Marc, Kevin and I met at Matt’s beach house in Galveston, Texas, for our annual three days of talking about business, life, and family....
by Hank Frazee | May 10, 2025 | The Saturday Morning Post
Spontaneity “Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.” Michael Jordan When I was a kid, we had a whole lot of fun. I lived on a cul-de-sac street, with fourteen homes and twenty-five kids, which meant there was always someone ready to play, swim, or ride...
