When in the course of my travels I am with children in Washington, D.C., I point to the U.S. Capitol and say, “Do you know who owns that building on the hill? They invariably shrug. “You do,” I say. “You...
Read MoreLong before I became a believer, I loved Christmas. The Christian part came late in life after my marriage. That’s why I get so angry with people like Bill O’Reilly, who have done their best to tarnish the Christmas...
Read MoreI’ve told this story before. If you’ve heard it, I apologize for repeating myself. This is one of my favorite holiday stories.When my oldest daughter was almost 3, we read Dr. Seuss’s “How The Grinch...
Read MoreI was reading a sign high on the wall behind the bar: ONLY GENUINE PRE-WAR AMERICAN AND BRITISH WHISKEYS SERVED HERE I was trying to count how many lies could be found in those nine words, and had reached four, with promise of...
Read MoreIt snowed overnight last night and I woke to the ground covered in four inches of snow. As I write this I can hear the wind howling. My happy story is simple tonight. It is also going to be short because I have a crew of rather...
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