The advantages of time travel
Back To The Future was one of those delightful movies with a great cast, a solid story, likeable characters, and a bad guy named Biff. The good guy wins, which is what viewers want, but the writers were savvy enough to create an opening for a sequel. That came four years later, with another coming […]
Does where you live live in you?
Many years ago I was the emcee for my high school class’s 20th reunion. It was actually our first reunion, but it came 20 years after our graduation. Overachievers. Anyway, one of the things I said in my little talk was this: “I’m really glad I grew up here, and I’m really glad I left.” […]
Almost — but not quite — good
Do you know the difference between good and not quite good? It’s a lot like the difference between a Rolex watch and a fake Rolex watch. I can explain that one with a true story. For several years, my wife traveled around the world on business. On one of those trips, which happened to include […]
