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This Week with The Chicowitz: |
last week: "This Scandal Really Matters"
| Each week our Boomer-in-Charge, Hershel Chicowitz, has something to say about life, society, or what's going on... from the perspective of a baby boomer. This is what's on his mind the week of June 17: |
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OK, boys and girls... I have an assignment for you this week. It will
not take more than a few minutes, and it's not like asking you to
read the first six chapters of Ulysses - that will come next week. And
it will be far more beneficial, I assure you. In 2005, former ABC news dude Ted Koppel gave a commencement speech at Stanford University. It was simply wonderful... just remarkable. It should be required reading of all college graduates... and their parents. Yes; it is several years old, but it is still relevant... and important. And that is where you come in. I'd like you to read it. Then I'd like you to give it to your children, or your nephews, or your parents, or your grandchildren... or anybody. The byline for the speech is "Aspire to decency; practice civility." But if it were up to me, it would be "The importance of standards." But then, I wasn't invited to give the commencement speech; Ted Koppel was. There is no blatant political bias in the speech, and no political agenda on the part of Mr. Koppel. Yes, he does talk about the former president; but, given the times and the topic, how could he not? Mr. Koppel steps back and tries to put the "mess in Washington" in perspective, and put it in terms that should mean something to all of us. At this task, he is absolutely splendid. The following paragraphs are excerpts from the speech. Please take a few moments to read them:
You can read the speech by clicking here. Print the speech and give a copy to your teenage children... or your adult children. And then please, take the time to discuss it with them. Talk to them. You can make a difference. You can start... right now. You can read the speech by clicking here.
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Hershel will have something else to say on June 24; mark your
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| The BBHQ Feature Album is "Old Friends Live on Stage (Deluxe Edition) (2 CD/1 DVD)," by Simon & Garfunkel. If you were fortunate enough to see them in concert in 2003, I do not have to sell you. The concert was terrific! This album collection includes 55 songs, plus their new recording, "Citizen of the Planet," and one of the songs sung by the Everly Brothers during the concert. The DVD was recorded during their concert in Madison Square Garden in 2003. For any S&G fan, this is a must have! But then, you knew that already, didn't you? |
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The BBHQ Feature Book is
"The 5000 Year Leap," by
W. Cleon Skousen. The title does not
adequately identify the content, though the concept of the 5,000 year
leap is astounding. The subtitle, Principles of Freedom 101, is
much more applicable to the subject. This book carefully and clearly
summarizes the thinking of the brilliant founding fathers of our country,
the ideas behind the "miracle that changed the world."
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