ALLEN DRURY AND THE PROMISE OF JOY.
Empty Nesters have watched our government for a long time. Steve wonders about how Allen Drury would have reported on today’s events.
Empty Nesters have watched our government for a long time. Steve wonders about how Allen Drury would have reported on today’s events.
Where do Empty Nesters fit into the “culture war?” Steve thinks we can win the war by seeking less combat and more challenge.
The Empty Nester playlist has an inordinate number of songs from across the pond. Let’s celebrate British Invasion anniversay day!
Just when it cannot get any worse, they remove A Charlie Brown Christmas from our watch list. Steve wrestles with 2020 and big tech.
Thirty-seven years ago today, the entertainment world spun on its head. A tribute to the greatest music video of all time.
THE CULTURAL FIELD TRIP. Most Empty Nesters remember the cultural field trip. As a grade schooler, you and your friends pile onto the bus for
Empty Nesters might be spending too much time in front of the television. An eerily prescient movie told us what happens when we make that mistake. Steve looks back on “Network” four decades later.
Steve takes a minute to remember where culture, politics, art, religion and most of all music, intersected for Empty Nesters.
Michael Myers was (is?) one scary dude. Steve remembers just how scary and wonders–would he run or try to save Jamie Lee Curtis?
Tonight’s World Series game has been a long time in the making for Chicago Cub fans. Steve reminisces about what makes it so special.
Steve’s annual Fourth of July thoughts come from visiting his old haunts at Sheppard Air Force Base, looking forward to a flyover, and reminding himself about the promise of America
The remarkable Ben Franklin secured America’s victory in the revolution without ever firing a shot. As always, Franklin’s lessons for the country he helped make are enduring.
Thankful for a Well-Kept Lawn. My first interaction with Russell Bradford, my father-in-law, was strictly commercial. Before the internet replaced newspapers and before modern distribution
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