4 Quarters, 10 Dimes

1. Our old neighbor Adam put in a new back patio for us this week.  Adam is a carpenter, which means he actually knows what he’s doing as op...

There is a certain irony about being a historian at a graduation. Historians by our nature are backward looking creatures.  We focus on the ...

There are times when I really, really , really enjoy the fact that I am from Philadelphia.  Watching der Sturmtrumper make a complete ass o...

With the cascade of stupid, immoral, illegal, subversive, un-American, and possibly treasonous things emitted by der Sturmtrumper, his pet C...

I spent most of 1979 going to bar-mitzvahs.  From my perspective on the outside looking in, it was a year well spent. I turned fourteen at t...

I still got it. Kind of. I spent this morning giving school tours at my old museum, because – as the current director (a friend of mine) put...

I am nothing if not consistent.  At least when it comes to bowling. Lauren’s Community Marching Band (as distinct from the Local Businessman...