Author: Russell Rhodes

I’m watching the news of the coronavirus on lots of fronts. At the gym, there are lots of TV’s. Clearly, there is a concern that it could get much worse…

There is a fascinating documentary on HBO right now. “Ali and Cavett: The tale of the tapes.” It is based on the appearances of Muhammad Ali on the Dick Cavett…

Okay, not sure she should have done it… but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did make a point. In case you haven’t heard or seen, at the end of the State…

It’s Super Bowl Sunday. I’ve got no skin in this game. Just don’t care. I’m watching though. After this week, I need mindless sports entertainment… with some very expensive commercials mixed…

We lost one of the greats. Kobe Bryant. I’m not that much of a sports fan, but I feel it. I feel it more deeply than I would have thought.…

I have been thinking a lot about Cokie Roberts. The NPR/ABC journalist died a few days ago. She was always one of my favorites. One of those great reporters that…

It’s that time of year in Florida. Peak hurricane season. As we started realizing that Dorian was coming our way, we started stocking up. You want to buy healthy stuff,…

I’m visiting family and friends in Texas. We went to a lovely restaurant in downtown Granbury last night. One of those farm to table kinds of places where they take…

Fascinating read in today’s Washington Post from George Will. “Apollo 11 Achievement Still Dazzles.” He gives a remarkable perspective and time line on the events from President Kennedy’s speech about…

Thinking a lot this week about Apollo 11. The mission that finally got us to the moon. It made me think about President Kennedy’s speech in 1962. He said, “We…