Perception . . .THE SITUATION In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000...
A great story: Unlikely chess friendship
Attorney Shawn Hu, left, plays chess with his homeless friend Alexander Pinkston on Michigan Avenue. (Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune / November 15, 2011) Chess forges friendship, keeps it in check As buddies, Loop lawyer, homeless man seem an unlikely...
A dying girl’s wish denied
A young girl is dying from terminal brain cancer. Her dying wish is to have her father by her side. Her father is in prison for a drug conviction (methamphetamine charges) in a minimum security prison camp in South...
A feel good story
While I was having lunch at a restaurant in Dallas today, I witnessed a very nice situation. A businessman was having lunch alone at a table next to mine. All of a sudden, he signaled for the waiter. The...