BACK IN THE SADDLE

'1812' can help us learn

The young man walking toward me was not wearing a shirt.

Brother is still prowling

The tigers are still missing.

Costume seemed a bit out of place

Back about 43 years ago, there was a movie called “Start the Revolution Without Me.”

Quiz doesn't offer right answers

Sometimes, multiple choice just doesn’t cut it.

Column needed to take a hike

One of the things about getting older is that you tend to start repeating yourself.

Attendant showed perfect kindness

The plane was late arriving.And passengers were starting to get grouchy.

Act still senseless

What’s most striking — looking back over 50 years — is how different the media environment was.

In training for holidays due to gift

All aboard!It’s time for a Christmas train ride.

Grandchild is the perfect gift

The email was waiting for us the morning before Christmas.

Christmas fun is in the anticipation

Friday’s the day.Though Christmas is obviously the most important day of the holiday season, for years I’ve thought of Dec. 20 as the most exciting.

Ride brought youthful feeling

It was a Saturday night, and we were in Boston visiting two out of three daughters over the Thanksgiving holiday.

A bad decision had a good result

If only the car hadn’t started.It was Christmas morning 30 years ago, December 1983.

Television habits need renovation

Maybe I’ve been watching too much HGTV, but I’m beginning to worry about the possibility of a future shortage of granite.

Every moment we have is precious

Something about it rang a bell.

The Beatles were not to be missed

The 50th anniversary of the first appearance by the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show has been noted just about everywhere this week, and rightly so. It was a watershed moment for a generation.
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