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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won the Nathan‘s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, which was located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New...

BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

The Fringe Benefits of Failure

The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination is the title of J.K. Rowling's commencement address to Harvard’s class of 2008. Given...

Congress: Overbearing, Overpaid, & Overrated

Recently, Representative Jim Moran (D) Virginia said in an interview with CQ Roll Call the following: “I think the American people should know that...

Blood and Art Speak Across the Centuries

Spain recently reopened the Altamira Cave to the public. You might not recognize the cave by name but you’ve undoubtedly seen photos of it...

Farewell

I went to the town hall to register the death. I had to wait in a line and fill in a form. Clipboard and pen...

Faux Praise and Low Expectations

Have you ever wondered if whether or not we praise our children for what really matters?  Are our efforts and monies spent on the...

Fragrant Forgiveness

As you may have surmised, I rather enjoy alliteration.  Today's title springs from a quote by Mark Twain I read recently, "Forgiveness is the...