Mitchell's Ramblings

Clear back in March of 1990, the ship I was teaching on, the USS Cape Cod, pulled into San Diego after I had ridden it across the Pacif...

Clear back in mid-December of 1970, my brother Boyd drove back to Columbus from Cedar City, Utah, where he was attending the University...

I recently heard this story from a friend of mine who is a lawyer who does criminal defense work.   One recent night in Columbus, Ohio,...

Jonathan Winters died a few months ago at the age of 87.   I always loved his off-the-wall sense of humor (who else could make a commercial...

If you want to argue about who is the best actor or actress, that is entirely subjective.   In the 1930s, Sir John Gielgud and Sir Laure...

  The folks at GEICO have put out a very funny commercial which begins with the question, “Does GEICO provide great insurance?   Doe...

  Okay, everybody.   If you know your Hemingway, then you should know “Why did the chicken cross the road?” Care to guess the answer? ...