Where Were You in '62?
February 17, 2022 | Jim Angehr
I have a bench in Jackson Square. Jackson Square is settled right on the riverbend of the Mississippi River in New Orleans and constitutes the center of the French Quarter. It hosts sculpted gardens, green spaces, and a statue of our...
A Tatooine of Nostalgia
February 10, 2022 | Jim Angehr
Even though I’m in many ways its target audience, I find The Book of Boba Fett to be deeply weird. This seven episode miniseries on Disney+ features a main character created over 40 years ago (Boba Fett), who boondoggles on a planet created...
A Closer Walk With Louis
February 3, 2022 | Jim Angehr
I give many prayers on behalf of my own kids, and here’s one of them. As my children grow into adulthood, I ask God’s help that they would become resilient, anti-fragile young men and women. “Anti-fragile” is admittedly...
Why So Phanatic?
January 26, 2022 | Jim Angehr
I have four kids, and with each of them I’ve had the talk. In this case, the talk isn’t about the birds and the bees but rather The Birds. I.e., the Eagles, plus the Phillies and the Sixers. The talk was originally precipitated by...
Rest and Unrest
January 20, 2022 | Jim Angehr
Hard to believe that it’s already a decade old, but one of my favorite books of the past few years is English author Julian Barnes’ The Sense of an Ending. I won’t bog you down with a complete plot rundown of the novel, but...