My Mom's spaghetti and Hillary Clinton
By the late 70's and early 80's, the concept of Italian food began to enter the awareness of my little corner of the Ozarks. My Mom, perhaps made aware of the pasta-based possibilities from a magazine...
View ArticleSilly Holidays
Today, I am told, is the day my wife and children should give me extra attention. I and my siblings, meanwhile, are supposed to lavish my own father with praise and gifts in one big pyramid scheme of...
View Article'Extremely' Proud to be an American
Gallup announced that fewer Americans told pollsters they are ‘extremely proud’ to be an American this year than ever before. All the same, a majority of 54% of us aren’t merely proud to be American,...
View ArticleFeats of Strength and Beauty
My wife and I saw this young pair, a young woman and a young man, at a Sporting Kansas City soccer match the other night. They weren't quite a couple, not yet anyway, but they were trying hard. Kelly...
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