A Youth Wasted is Not So

It’s not uncommon for adults (of which I suppose I’m one) to look at youngsters and shake their head in amazement at the callow decisions of youth. But I’m of the opinion that “youth is wasted on the young” is not but so much detritus.

What is youth if it is not wasted to some [...]

Promise and Failed Promise

My dad has never been that big on celebrating his own birthday. Perhaps it’s because he has two birthdays – one on his passport, the other that his mother swore he was born on. Actually, he felt that the birthdays of the the greats should be celebrated. Though he never failed to celebrate our birthdays, [...]