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The Window Fans
Even on the hottest nights of the summer, my father knew how to make our house ice cold. We lived…
Author Tom Purcell
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Dinner Bells and Other Lost Sounds of Summer
I long for the sounds of summer I knew as a kid. In the ’60s and ’70s, you see, most…
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He’s Not a Hitter, He’s a Baby Sitter!
“Let’s go, he can’t hit, he can’t hit.” “Stop the game! How dare you suggest that the batter, an innocent…
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Catholic School Incisive, Not Divisive
I don’t know what President Obama was thinking. Speaking in Northern Ireland last week, he said Catholic schools are divisive:…
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Man Bags for the Modern Male
What to get for the contemporary male who has everything? The Man Bag. The Man Bag is a high-style satchel…
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Speech to the Best Graduating Class Ever
Students, faculty, family members and friends, it is my great honor to deliver your commencement speech today. It is my…
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Scandal Advice from the Master
Bill Clinton, wearing a white toga and a crown of gold, sat in a garden while attractive women fed him…
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Hey, Big Spenders
I don’t know who they are, but I’ve got to hand it to them. I’m too cynical to do what…
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The Higher Our Tech, the Ruder We Get
Get this: Social media are making us ruder. According to Reuters, social media users face “an increase in rudeness online…
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The Wit and Wisdom of Will Rogers
Things are mighty heated these days. Tempers are flaring and minds are closed. Here’s the solution: the wit and wisdom…