When rules don’t matter

When rules don’t matter

My father grew up in Italy in the 1930s. In those days it was not

The Power of Perspective

The Power of Perspective

One of the easiest things to say is “I’m smart.” This implies thinking is not

“Step aside or be crushed”

“Step aside or be crushed”

This is a juggernaut, the origin of the term for a huge, powerful, and overwhelming

“Count your blessings; we are not like everyone else.”

“Count your blessings; we are not like everyone else.”

One of the constants in America is discrimination against some ethnic, religious or cultural group.

“Making Great Again.”

“Making Great Again.”

The man on the right is my father. This picture was taken in Italy in

“One man’s poison is another man’s porridge.”

“One man’s poison is another man’s porridge.”

Constructed to be the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, the Eiffel Tower

“Just because someone says it, it’s not necessarily true.”

“Just because someone says it, it’s not necessarily true.”

  Alaska bush pilot Archie Ferguson was famous for inventing “The Arctic Bump.” He convinced

Walrus with a Gold Tooth

Walrus with a Gold Tooth

People ask me why I titled my book WALRUS WITH A GOLD TOOTH. Because there

Sometimes you do not get what you see.

Sometimes you do not get what you see.

This is a common sight in most American communities west of the Mississippi. When those

“Say that again, will you?”

“Say that again, will you?”

    Sometimes it does not pay to advertise.

“You’ve come a long way, Baby!”

“You’ve come a long way, Baby!”

This is a shot of New York in 1887.  What you see are electrical wires

It can happy here – again

It can happy here – again

This is a photograph of a bank run in 1929. These people are scared their