Art imitates life. Or is it the other way around?

In spite of what some have said, I do not have a television just so I can watch golf. Sometimes I like to relax with a scripted TV series. Let me see if I can list some things that add to the likelihood that I’ll watch. Fun, well written, not terribly deep, patriotic when appropriate, […]
What everyone can learn from The Longest Day of Golf

Golf? Who can learn anything from golf? Mark Twain famously said that golf was “a good walk spoiled.” Some say the game is called “golf” because all the other four letter words were taken. But there is much to recommend it, and no one did that with more humor than P. G. Wodehouse. “Plum,” as […]
Why we should remember

If you’ve flown on a commercial airline in the last couple of decades, you’ve heard these words: “May I have your attention, please?” For many passengers, the answer appears to be “No.” Newer flyers usually do pay attention. Those who have flown often, like me, watch to see how well the flight attendant performs the […]