by John | May 6, 2023 | The Saturday Morning Post
Meeting Your Heroes “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” Roald Dahl We all have heroes. Sometimes, we are lucky enough to meet them and still admire them after the meeting. I met two of mine on the same day, when I was in high...
by John | Feb 25, 2023 | The Saturday Morning Post
Paradise Lost “What hath night to do with sleep?” John Milton Back when I used to golf more regularly, I would occasionally go on a trip with a group for two or three days at a nice course nearby. Several years ago, we went up to Santa Barbara and stayed...
by John | Feb 11, 2023 | The Saturday Morning Post
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...
by John | Feb 4, 2023 | The Saturday Morning Post
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...
by John | Jan 28, 2023 | The Saturday Morning Post
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...
by John | Jan 21, 2023 | The Saturday Morning Post
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...
