John Hook
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Revisiting Films Through the Pandemic’s Lens
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Some of the dialogue in these movies, especially given the context of that dialogue within the movies themselves, now seems very different from when it was first heard. Now the dialogue is particularly timely, ironic, sarcastic, enlightening, shocking, inspiring or depressing depending on your viewp
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Funeral Homes Find Ways to Help People Grieve Amid Coronavirus-Related Restrictions
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The death of a loved one is primarily a time to grieve. In our culture it often means hugging, shaking hands, an arm around a shoulder – a certain amount of touching, and mostly being present. Those moments of physical human contact and the close presence of others are a part – an essential part
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Advice for This New Era of Working and Learning from Home
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Since I am not a doctor or an expert on infectious diseases, and don’t play one on TV, my thoughts on how this national upheaval should be managed are really of no consequence. But there are three areas where I do have a bit of expertise that might be of some use during these times:…
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The Issue with Automated Speed Enforcement
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My issue is not with the worthwhile goals of the Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement, but with the systems they’ll be using, the evidence that will result and the presumption of guilt with no opportunity to prove innocence.
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Some Lessons for Happy Valley from Orlando
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I find myself in late February visiting Lake Buena Vista, Florida – better known as the home of Disney World – pondering if there are any tidbits of information our newly-minted Adventure Bureau can glean from what has to be the most successful transformation of an American city that doesn’t i
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A Way to Make a Very Good School District Even Better
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There are a lot of lists on the internet. Normally my eyes glaze over the never-ending headlines touting the top 10 this, the 50 most popular that or the 25 worst other things, but a recent social media post from a friend alerted me to one that looked interesting – the most and least educated…
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A Small Step into the Air Travel Big Leagues
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As I write this I am sitting in the living room of a condo in The Grand Lodge by Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. The living room has a two-story vaulted ceiling with 12-inch hand-hewn wood beams and a multitude of 6-foot tall windows looking out at the mountain – and the base…
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Crown Vics and Area Codes: Appreciating the Great Equalizers
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In an earlier portion of my career I worked in New York City for a number of years, commuting in to Manhattan every weekday from the suburbs. From way out in the suburbs – Yardley, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County – to be exact. In the years since we moved from Yardley to Happy…
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A Fan’s New Year’s Resolution: Take It Easy on the Refs
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I’m guilty. I did it. I yelled at the TV again. No, not because my favorite TV show killed off a likable character. It was because of that lousy call in the Peach Bowl game.
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Finding the Joy of the Season on a Solo Trip to New York City
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The holiday season is upon us. And there’s no better way for those of us living in Happy Valley to contemplate the good tidings and blessings of the holiday season and the condition of your fellow man/woman/person than a solo trip to New York City.