Friday's Featured Article

Each Friday, I’ll reach into the shelves of my website and select one article for another turn in the spotlight. It might be history, technology, theater, sports, memoir, humor, or something completely unexpected. Some pieces are recent; others were written years ago and have been updated for today. Friday’s Featured Article is an invitation to discover—or rediscover—one selection from a lifetime of writing. Enjoy the read, and follow the link to explore the complete collection where it original

Featured Post: America's Response to 9/11

Twenty-five years ago, the attacks of September 11, 2001, transformed America. At the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 2,977 people were killed. Grief quickly became a national resolve: prevent another attack and pursue those responsible.

Curtis Jerry Smothers

13 hours ago3 min read

Waistline and hairline go in Opposite Directions

Humor: Lose Weight Without Really Trying

I know how to lose weight. What you do is burn more calories than you eat. This is apparently a fundamental law of nature, although people forget it all the time.

Curtis Jerry Smothers

Sep 46 min read

Computers and the Definition of Insanity

Computers are wonderful devices. They save time, simplify our lives, put the world's information at our fingertips—and periodically reduce perfectly rational adults to repeatedly clicking the same button while muttering threats at an inanimate object.

Curtis Jerry Smothers

Aug 286 min read