by Morning Reflections | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Earlier this year, a commentator on a morning TV sports talk show suggested it was time for a veteran NFL quarterback to test the free agent market.Assessing the strains of the player’s relationship with his current team, the commentator said, “It’s like a...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
The military readiness of America’s armed forces is described by the Defense Readiness Condition, better known as the DEFCON scale.In 1959, as military and political leaders grew increasingly anxious about the potential dangers of the Cold War, it seemed wise to craft...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s easy to write people off without knowing what makes them tick.Take Brian May, for instance. On the one hand, he’s regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Rolling Stone ranked him #26, while a readers poll in Guitar World...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
I once saw someone fall out of an open window 10 stories above a city street. I was in downtown Bucharest, Romania, several years ago when I noticed that a crowd had gathered near a high-rise apartment. People were looking up and pointing. All...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
There are different kinds of courage.That was on display within the same Chicago family in the 1930s and 40s. Less than three months after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor brought America into World War II, the U.S. fleet was maneuvering near the Solomon...
