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Super star
Looking back on my sports career, only a few minor obstacles kept me from being a famous pro athlete in either basketball or football. I close my eyes and see visions of me being interviewed by ESPN or signing autographs for all the little kids who have dreams of being just …
Extra credit
For those of you falling behind in Aging 101, you have the opportunity to complete this extra credit assignment. Make a list of those things you know you should be doing, but you don’t. Below are five of out of the nearly 100 I came up with. This was a no-brainer challenge …
Macho man
Some men, as they age, continue to have that rugged, masculine look. That’s not me. I never was a Clint Eastwood kind of guy, and aging hasn’t helped me a bunch. The same goes for a close friend of mine, Tony, who worked at The University of Wisconsin with me decades ago. We …
Brevity is the soul of wit
I try to follow Shakespeare’s advice when writing this blog. But darn, that’s a hard order for me to follow. Adjectives and adverbs can look so delectable. They can dress up a boring sentence to make it appear to be a bigger deal than what it is. I get sucked in by …
Father-daughter team
My daughter, Kate, left this morning to go back home to Denver. It’s such a joy to have her visit. We’ve been a loving team for over 50 years. I think there’s something magical about the relationship between a dad and a daughter. Kate and I have always been close. In the …