Dancing with the bears
October 2, 2026
Some people believe that the Macarena began in Spain but those in the know swear that it started in a zoo in Philadelphia with thousands of dollars raised for charity as visitors could insert 4 quarters in a mini jukebox and select songs that bears loved to dance to.
Cwaaaazzzzy Doubles Point
October 2, 2026
It’s been reported that The Bryan Brothers played The US Open doubles final one year and the contest lasted nearly two and a half hours….they had only two net errors. Most club teams reach that number in one or two games. Noted teaching pro Welby Van Horn called net errors ‘felonies.’ Type up this reminder […]
Love lives on
October 2, 2026
The following is excerpted from the book The Rabbit Effect by Dr. Kelli Harding. ‘In the midst of a January snowstorm, I went to see my mom’s body one final time at the funeral home before it was cremated. She’d died only four days before, and it had been just over two weeks since the […]
Perspective
October 2, 2026
Everyone has bad moments…bad days that leave a sour taste in your mouth. It’s then that a walk in the woods can help. I mean, really…your day certainly pales in comparison to this poor guy.
Pia vindicated
October 2, 2026
In 1898, Secondo Pia was given the opportunity to photograph The Shroud of Turin with his rudimentary camera. The images he subsequently developed in his darkroom at home astounded many but angered thousands more who derided him with accusations that he doctored the photographs. Pia wrote that he trembled when the plate of the negative […]
Gotcha
October 2, 2026
In the late fifties and sixties, it seemed as if The New York Yankees won The World Series almost every year. In that era, many of the games were played as day games much to the chagrin of a die hard baseball fan named Tom Finholm. We attended St. Anne’s grade school in Prairie Village, […]
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