Jun 30, 2010
Ernie Els is hard to miss. He’s big—tall, broad shouldered, and usually sporting an arresting, almost boyish-like grin. But on this particular day, he wasn’t smiling. In fact, when he walked into the players’ dining room for lunch, someone aske...
Jun 17, 2010
This week the U.S. Open golf championship is being played out on a beautiful, windswept golf course in California. In looking over the names of the players, and considering which one would hold the champion’s trophy on Sunday, I was reminded of a...
May 21, 2010
As this is the season of graduations, I enjoy perusing the commencement speeches in search of penetrating insights and perils of wisdom on how to make one’s way in the world. This year as I Googled commencement speeches, one popped up that I had ...
May 13, 2010
His nickname is “Fierce Pearce.” The name comes not from a hostile personality, but rather from the intensity he gives to his efforts. Bud Pearce is a competitive weight lifter. Physically, he is not an imposing character. But I’ve never met a...
Apr 5, 2010
The movie opened with George C. Scott standing in front of an enormous American flag, impeccably dressed in knee high, brown, gleaming boots, shiny helmet, and a Colt .45 Peacemaker swinging in its holster on his right side. Portraying General Ge...