Sunday, July 13, 2014

The Seven Ages of Man


The Seven Ages of Man
Jacques soliloquy from As You Like It
Act II, sc. VII


All the world's a stage,

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Friday, July 4, 2014

We are lucky to have had Lou Gehrig then - and Peter Frates now.

Seventy five years ago today, July 4, 1939, the great Lou Gehrig, stricken at age 36 with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,  (ALS) delivered his famed, "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth" speech at Yankee Stadium before more than 60,000 fans and a nationwide radio audience.