Mitchell's Ramblings

While studying in England many years ago, I learned that one of the ways to resolve a lawsuit was trial by combat. The theory was that God w...

Last week, I was leaving my bank after taking care of some business when I opened the door for an elderly black gentleman who was wearing a ...

If you have ever seen greyhounds chasing a mechanical rabbit around a dog track, you have seen the most conspicuous contribution of a Chicag...

Anyone who has seen the film The Godfather is never going to forget Lenny Montana, who played Luca Brasi, the hulking chief enforcer of the ...

No, I’m not referring to Admiral Halsey’s WWII flagship, nor to the CV-6 or the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, nor the space shuttl...

Queen Elizabeth was born April 21, 1926. However, out of consideration for the English people, she officially celebrates her birthday on the...

I have seen both of Clint Eastwood’s films about Iwo Jima, Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima and I highly recommend them both. ...