Bob and Reuben’s Really Big Adventure
Why would anyone want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane?
Bob JonesFebruary 23, 2020
GORD DOWNIE: THE LOOKAHEAD
Every night on The Tragically Hip’s 2016 cross-Canada tour, frontman Gord Downie stood alone at the end of the night looking out at the crowd – waving, blowing kisses, bowing, giving the thumbs up.
Bob JonesFebruary 18, 2020
I’m A Parent And Cancer Won’t Change That
My husband and I have two sons, Max and Jacob. It’s late. As I write this, we’ve just returned from a soccer tournament that was a 40-minute drive from home, in a blizzard, and finally they're both in bed. The thing is, being a parent doesn’t stop for anything. Not for blizzards, not for late nights, and not for cancer.
Bob JonesFebruary 14, 2020
B-17 BOMBER’S GIFT OF LIFE
The pilot and co-pilot of the American B-17 bomber were looking at a gray German Messerschmitt fighter hovering just three feet off their wingtip. It was five days before Christmas 1943, and the fighter had closed in on their crippled bomber for the kill.
Bob JonesFebruary 11, 2020
10 LITTLE THINGS TO BRING PEACE TO YOUR FAMILY
She dropped by unannounced. And I couldn’t help cringing somewhat. Ever-so-slightly mortified.
Bob JonesFebruary 10, 2020
I BELIEVE IN HOPE: CONNIE JAKAB
I know what it’s like to experience the agony of a mental health crisis in the family. But, I have also experienced the miracle of our family’s story being rewritten. I believe in hope.
Bob JonesFebruary 9, 2020
MR ROGERS WOULD BE PROUD: CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
Fred Rogers’ is famous for the advice to look for the helpers. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news,” Mr. Rogers said to his television neighbors, “my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” Cue China. Compassion knows no borders or ethnicities. Helpers are popping up everywhere following the early January Coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese province of Wuhan. Mr Rogers would be proud. On February 1st, ten or so trucks that were Wuhan-bound had been festooned with red banners that read, “Pull together in times of trouble, go Wuhan!” and “The people are united, fight the epidemic together.” Several said they had…
Bob JonesFebruary 2, 2020
FINDING WHAT’S REAL IN A WORLD FULL OF FAKE
Micah Berteau’s Love Changes Everything is not a book for those inclined to fake it until they make it. Real love doesn’t come in a performance.
Bob JonesJanuary 20, 2020
LEM’S STORY: BLACK HAT AND A HEART OF GOLD
Lem Mundorf is not the kind of guy you'd pick out a lineup of former gang members, but he knows the life. He grew up running in a gang and doing things he now regrets.
Bob JonesJanuary 20, 2020
A SPARROW AT STARBUCKS
John Oaks is a singer/songwriter. John was playing keyboard and singing backup for a friend in a Starbucks in Manhattan just a skip up from Times Square. During a rendition of, If You Don't Know Me by Now, he noticed a lady sitting in one of the lounge chairs across from him. She was swaying to the beat and singing along.
Bob JonesJanuary 20, 2020