by Wayne Fowler | Oct 13, 2024 | NGN
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” Maud Montgomery penned this line for the title character in her 1908 novel, “Anne of Green Gables.” The setting is based on Montgomery’s childhood home in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She describes...
by Wayne Fowler | Oct 6, 2024 | NGN
It’s Friday. The morning news images are apocalyptic. Massive rainfall floats houses and vehicles downstream. Hurricane winds collapse trees and powerlines onto roadways. Authorities search for victims and close highways. You must be on the other side of the...
by Wayne Fowler | Sep 29, 2024 | NGN
Actor Cole Hauser joined Morgan Freeman in making the film noir, “The Minute You Wake Up Dead” (2022). Critics mostly panned the movie, which is surprising given the star power of these two. In one scene Hauser’s character says, “You know what I’ve never...
by Wayne Fowler | Sep 22, 2024 | NGN
Travel. Politics. Relationships. Money. These topics have something in common. I’ll call it the romance of restlessness, a deep, personal desire for something better, more, or different. My list here includes only a few objects of restlessness. George Bailey, the...
by Wayne Fowler | Sep 15, 2024 | NGN
Alice Cooper, the “Godfather of Shock Rock,” shocked the music world when he announced he had become a Christian. He believes he is part of an inevitable spiritual awakening. “Humanity is craving for answers,” he said. “There is something better… If you don’t feel it...
by Wayne Fowler | Sep 8, 2024 | NGN
Before Mike Ducker retired as CEO of FedEx Freight, I heard him speak to business professionals. In his talk, he offered ideas about managing adversity. But it was his opening statement that I found memorable. Ducker had an impressive run at FedEx. In 1975, he...
