Lahaina, and All That Has Been Lost

Lahaina, and All That Has Been Lost

The woman, a minister by trade, was standoffish: What were we doing in the graveyard adjacent to her church?  Five of us stood there that day in the spring of 2022 – myself, my wife and another couple, as well as a tour guide, who tried to talk the woman down. They...

A Few Good Scenes, Part Two: Jimmy Goes Rogue

This is the second entry in my recollection of my favorite scenes in my favorite sports movies. In Part One we rehashed Bull Durham. Today, we contemplate why four passes — four! — is the precise number every basketball team should throw before shooting:...

A Few Good Scenes, Part One

For the dwindling few of us who still channel-surf on our TVs, the courtroom scene in the 1992 movie A Few Good Men inevitably brings our remote controls to a full and complete stop. More than likely you know the scene. Tom Cruise, playing the part of Lt. Daniel...