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0By Jack Sparacino It sure is hard to compete with the great philosophers who wrote so eloquently about human thought and action. Like T. Aquinas, R. Descartes, J. Locke, and I. Kant. Oh yes, and Y. Berra. But they still [...]
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The Gashouse Gang rides again
0By Jack Sparacino I just finished reading John Heidenry’s recent book on the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, “The Gashouse Gang.” It got me thinking again about how our world has, in important ways, spun a long way since [...]
Speaking of spuds …
0By Jack Sparacino This is a good year for granting equal time, at least I hope so. In that spirit, having written recently about rice, it seemed only fair to pay similar attention to that great American tuber, the potato. [...]
Now serving: Fish schtick
0By Jack Sparacino Well, everyone knows what fish are. “Schtick” is a Yiddish word with several meanings, including routine or bit as in showbiz and a cunning or deceitful action or device; it can also refer to a prank or [...]
Everyday things that puzzle
0By Jack Sparacino Isn’t it comforting, the old expression that “with age comes wisdom.” Given the millions of things I have yet to figure out, maybe we need to launch an adage re-visitation team (A.R.T.) to see if this saying [...]
Random thoughts from a retiree: Show Biz Edition
0By Jack Sparacino What’s not to like about the best of show business, especially when so much of the national and world news is so discouraging and stress in everyday life never goes away? We grow up looking forward to [...]
Have a rice day!
0By Jack Sparacino I love rice. One really nice thing about coming to the Lowcountry was discovering the wonderful local rice. Having never before lived in an area that produced rice, I couldn’t resist doing a little research on the [...]
Lives to inspire: More fascinating biographies
0By Jack Sparacino Recently, I wrote about 10 of my favorite biographies as a wonderful educational window on American history. The reaction from readers was encouraging, so I’d like to offer up 10 more of my favorites. This time, they’re [...]
Almost resolute resolutions
0By Jack Sparacino Well, here comes 2012 at warp speed and with it another opportunity for all of us to consider those pesky New Year’s resolutions. I now prefer to think of them as goals which can be written almost [...]
Happy Holidays: The 10 best things since sliced bread
0By Jack Sparacino While enjoying a piece of (you guessed it) sliced bread recently, it occurred to me that mankind really has made progress lately, despite all the doom and gloom in the news. We’ve been fortunate, it seems, to [...]
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