This Side of Fifty

My December letter of last year, 2009, was titled “An Eventful Year.”  It was the year both my children got married.  It was a joyous kind o...

For the past few years, I have been getting up before everyone on Christmas morning.  Perhaps, I cannot sleep.  Maybe I have too much on my ...

The History Channel informed via their daily email that on this date in 1888, Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear.  Actually he only cut off ...

Three blog posts in three days, this is kind of a record for me.   I felt compelled to add a more civil and less sarcastic posting today le...

There is a creeping curmudgeoness influencing my behavior.  I am simply tired of hearing what others think I should or should not be doing....

There has been a lot of press these days about the Senate voting to eliminate the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy in the Armed Forces.   It is...

Rich Rodriguez is the coach of the University of Michigan Football team.  He has been coach there since 2008.  It has not been an easy tim...

I am as my blog title indicates this side of fifty. On this side of fifty, I am not necessarily the first to know about emerging trends and...