May 25, 2013
In 1876, three days after getting the patent for his new invention, a man named Alexander Graham Bell called his friend, Thomas Watson, and said, “Mr. Watson — come here. I want to see you.” Another event occurred exactly 40 years ago today (April 3, 1973), however, that may be a bit less historically notable, [...]
Continue reading …How does someone try to rank the 10 greatest American athletes of all time? First, you have to look at how much they achieved within their own sport. This can be measured by championships, records, times, statistics and rings. Second, their legacy within their own sport must be examined. Were they the greatest player at [...]
Continue reading …What is the difference between Babe Ruth and Alex Rodriguez? Robert Downey Jr. and Clark Gable? Madonna and Billie Holiday? The answer to that question is accessibility, and it’s ruining the definition of “celebrity.” It used to be that famous people were far away. They lived in Los Angeles and New York City and Paris, [...]
Continue reading …A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. A scout’s leader, however, only needs to be straight. The Boy Scouts of America has come under fire in recent years for being slow to adopt the more progressive policies of other youth organizations. Most notably, attention has been [...]
Continue reading …Are you, like many of us at The Signpost, a little discouraged at the prospect of heading into the summer TV lineup? Summertime is traditionally a time of experimentation for networks. That’s when they put out their feelers on shows that may or may not work (enter “Celebrity Diving” stage). It’s a low-risk, low-reward time [...]
Continue reading …What is the point of argument? Colin Powell, the American military leader and former Secretary of Defense, once said the following: “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everyone can understand.” In an argument, opponents try to belittle each other. They sling stones [...]
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