If you’re like me, you sometimes get tired of discerning what’s ahead, planning and scheming. It’s summertime. So forget that future stuff for today. Come, wallow in the past with me. I want to tell you about my brother, Gord. You know Gainsborough’s famous painting, “The Blue Boy”? The anemic […]

Ever since the dawn of recorded history, man has cherished the eagle as a symbol–of freedom, of strength, of fierce pride. The Romans carried eagles of gold with them to war, and when the Americans sought a symbol for their country, the great white-headed eagle seemed made for the purpose. […]

Why is it I always feel guilty playing bridge with the computer late at night? What fun it is to throw in a hand when you don’t like it, or play it over when you forgot the ace of trump was still out. Actually, playing bridge with the computer is […]