This is how close we came to the summit of Mt Humphreys. We were about a quarter mile from the top. At that altitude and in my condition it would have taken another hour of scrambling over a volcanic ...Read More
“You don’t miss what you don’t hear.” Eva Gold The above remark was made by Nurit’s mother when her hearing was failing and she was resisting my attempt to get her to try...Read More
“Oh, that lovely title, ex-President.” Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower was probably the last reluctant president. He took the job, almost by acclaim, because he felt like it was his duty. ...Read More
“I prefer to be remembered for what I have done for others, not what others have done for me.” Thomas Jefferson Jefferson, like his contemporaries, was blind to the horror of chattel slave...Read More
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Attributed to Ralph Waldo Em...Read More