Mine (the Baby Boomers) is the first generation of Americans to grow up with Disney. We went to the theater to watch Fantasia, Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and all the other iconic Disney animated movies. We sat eagerly in front of our TVs and watched the Mickey Mouse Club. We begged our …
A couple of years ago, a Ricochet friend turned me on to author T. Lee Harris, who wrote a short novel (The Eloquent Scribe) set in ancient Egypt in the time of Pharaoh Ramesses II. The hero of the detective story is a young apprentice scribe named Sitehuti. In the first chapter, he acquires a …
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Today is a holiday to celebrate the birthdays of two of the greatest presidents in the 250-year history of the United States of America. Just so it's not reduced to a simple day off from work, here are some quotes from both presidents. Washington Said: If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and …
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No way could I miss this little ditty, composed many years ago by one of my favorite cartoonists. Speaking of tiny feet, we should all remember a line from a Robert Frost poem: The Fog comes in on little cat feet. All four little cat feet, visible at once. That kitty is pretty relaxed, isn't …
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Since it's still July 31 where I live, it's not too late for me to wish Harry Potter, born on July 31, 1980, a very Happy Birthday. Over on the Wizarding World Web site, and in the app, there was a very good story ranking all of Harry's birthdays. Of course, his eleventh birthday was …
How can a word have two entirely opposite meanings, one good and one bad? Well, the word Sanction is one that does. This is a word that many people don't use at all in their day-to-day lives. But its meaning changes, depending on whether it is used as a noun, or a verb, and depending …
We all know that the movie, Gone With The Wind, was about the Civil War, and its effects on some wealthy families in the Deep South. That movie is perhaps the best-loved movie of all time, and it is forever fresh. Generations of Americans have viewed the film, on every possible screen, from huge IMAX …
I am a Harry Potter enthusiast. Big time. So, I read, and do, all things Harry Potter, including participate in the Wizarding World Web site, which used to be called Pottermore. When it was originally initiated, the Pottermore site allowed members, who were mostly kids, to essentially follow along with all the books, getting sorted …
That would be Andrew Roberts's book, Winston Churchill, Walking With Destiny, all 964 pages of it. All 964 thin, single-spaced pages. I figure it took me about six months to read it, in fits and starts. It lives on my bedside table, right where I can see it, so I just decided to push on through. …
The following post was originally issued at Ricochet.com. I advise all my readers and followers to drop by Ricochet, and consider joining if you want more excellent commentary such as this. Mark exactly offers the same advice I would give to today's young people. His life story is instructive. Young people, HEED THIS ADVICE! THE …
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