by Morning Reflections | Jan 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Year ago I heard a presentation called “What Not to Say at a Funeral.” In the presence of someone else’s grief and pain, so often we feel compelled to say something – anything – that will help make sense of the mystery of this loss. We want to make the...
by Morning Reflections | Jan 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
McDonald’s is amazing. The chain with the golden arches has been presenting itself as the world’s greatest happiness provider for almost 80 years now.The original McDonald’s restaurant – owned by brothers Dick and “Mac” McDonald – opened in San Bernardino,...
by Morning Reflections | Jan 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
On Memorial Day 1933 the world awaited news of the winner of the Indianapolis “500.”Television was, of course, still years away, as was live radio coverage of the race. The results of key sporting events typically went out to the nation’s newspapers via...
by Morning Reflections | Jan 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Almost 70 years ago, when James Watson and Francis Crick unraveled the mystery of DNA’s double helix, scientists appeared to have wonder on the run.Men and women in white coats were rapidly eliminating the element of mystery from physics and biology.But wonder, far...
by Morning Reflections | Jan 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Harvey Penick literally wrote the book on golf.Throughout his life, he never aspired to be an author. He simply loved everything that goes with hitting the little white ball. Born in Texas in 1902, Penick began to caddie at the Austin Country Club at the...
