It is an historical truth that the early-arriving colonists very nearly didn’t survive. The first few years they attempted to farm collectively, in that everything harvested was pooled and shared by all. Anyone in need (or as it turned out, lazy) could take as much as they desired while enjoying a grand old lifestyle at…
Allow me to indulge myself, just a little bit if you don’t mind, and get away from the political scene for a wee while. Five years ago to the day, I posted a piece in my SONday Blog extolling the fact that I had just entered the golden age of ‘Age’ – ie that period…
Ben Stein reflections – That was the year that was.. That thought was weighing me down and suddenly it occurred to me what to give everyone. It doesn’t cost anything and if the people you give the gift to don’t appreciate it now, they will some day. Just go through your head and think of everyone…
From my birth on November 20, 1943, to my 70th birthday of 2013, yours truly now passes willfully into my 80th birthday territory that Moses describes as “The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it…