I have a theory that the first purpose of public speech is to warn a community of imminent danger. For instance, in the animal world, vervet monkeys have three distinct cries for eagle, snake and leopard. Beavers signal danger with
One morning many years ago, when my wife and I were living in Park Slope, Brooklyn, I got up late and was rushing to get to work on time, but I could not find my watch. Sharon suggested the strap
Jim Fyfe is a friend of mine and a very funny man. He has been an actor, a comedian and is now an educator. In his younger days, he was asked to judge a contest for students of architecture who