Category: July

  • FURTHER THOUGHTS ON THE MATRICULATION OF SERGEANT CARR

    In this mailing, there is a report on the matriculation of Sergeant Carr as he spoke to the 23 members of Class 4B at the Glenwood School in Millburn/Short Hills.  When the festivities were done and I had said nearly all that I could say, I retired to write the teacher, the volunteer parent, and…

  • EXPIRATION BY DRIBS, DRABS AND OCCASIONAL DOLLOPS

    According to a book that has been in my possession for many years, there are 47 synonyms for the death of a person.  My purpose here is to add, as unpleasant as it may seem, a 48th definition for the end of life.  It will go by the grand and eloquent title of “Expiration by…

  • IT HASN’T HAPPENED YET

    In the spring of the year 2010, I found myself in the offices of my favorite internist on more occasions than I would like to recall.  I had no specific complaints, such as my foot hurting or my head hurting, but rather I told the internist that I simply felt lousy, lousy, lousy.  The internist…

  • YOUR LYING EARS

    A few years back, there was a popular television program called “You Bet Your Life.”  Groucho Marx, the wise-cracking brother from the Marx brothers, was the master of ceremonies for this program.  There came an occasion when Groucho Marx, in response to a question from one of his participants, asked, “Are you going to believe…

  • REVIVAL DAYS

    This morning’s New York Times had a long story coming from Kansas City having to do with the ultimate in revivals.  It described a “perpetual religious revival” which seems to be attracting a large number of followers. Unfortunately the sponsors of the perpetual revival entitled their efforts as the International House of Prayer.  For this…