Author Archives: Philip E Jenks

August 29, 2016 – I’m indebted to my brother Larry for posting a memory that has long been a precious item in our family’s reliquary. It’s a picture of Joe DiMaggio taken by our mother, Mary. If you missed him … Continue reading →

By Philip E. Jenks August 17, 2018 – Davy Crockett was born 232 years ago this Friday, August 17. His birthday was the first historical date I committed to memory, thanks entirely to Walt Disney’s 1954 miniseries, Davy Crockett, King … Continue reading →

By Philip E.Jenks July 27, 2016 – What I’m asking, not being skilled with social media abbreviations, is What Thorny Forebodings should we take seriously in the campaign of 2016? My greatest foreboding is that a majority of U.S. voters … Continue reading →

By Philip E. Jenks June 28, 2016 – This is the year I reach my sell-by date so my breakfast reading usually includes the New York Times obits. This is not an opening for, “and if my name isn’t there I … Continue reading →

  By Philip E. Jenks June 28, 2016. When Dr. Robert E. Hingson drove from his home in Georgia to visit the American Baptist national offices in 1987, he filled the trunk of his car with walnuts. He handed them … Continue reading →

Populism is a political position that holds that the virtuous citizens are being mistreated by a small circle of elites, who can be overthrown if the people recognize the danger and work together. The elites are depicted as trampling in illegitimate … Continue reading →

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“One of the biggest changes in politics in my lifetime is that the delusional is no longer marginal. It has come in from the fringe, to sit in the seat of power.” – Bill Moyers I hesitate to jump on … Continue reading →

Let’s get physical, physical I wanna get physical, let’s get into physical Let me hear your body talk, your body talk Let me hear your body talk* By Philip E. Jenks New York, June 17, 2016 – The New York … Continue reading →

June 4, 2016 – The New York Times called Muhammad Ali “a titan of boxing and the twentieth century.” He had been out of public sight for many years, but his death Friday at 74 was a reminder he was … Continue reading →