Our Memorial Day, 2021 It was 1953 when a very young Harvey Kalmenson raised his right hand, took the oath, and joined the military. It happened to be the United States Army—it didn’t matter what branch of the service it was. The flag was up there for me that day when I took the oath…
73 Years, Hard to Believe It’s hard to believe just a quick seventy-three years ago, not yet “da harv” was a mighty fourteen years old and was in the process of making, or having, a monumental occurrence in his young life fostered upon him—whether he liked it or not. The year was 1948, WWII had…
Show business is no business! Before you get too excited, let me explain. Many years ago, back in 1951, a very prominent guy named Al Hirschfeld decided it was time to put his sarcastic wit into book form. As a matter of fact, in his field of endeavor, Mr. Hirschfeld—American caricaturist best known for his…
Oh boy, did I dream a dream I really liked… The other day I was thinking (now that in itself is a concept). These are my own personal categories of dreams, developed by many years of living, and attempting to be positive at the most trying periods of time. I doubt many of you out there…
…And I said: Wow— I began almost as usual, for me these days, in the middle of a thought pattern. Always, each and every day seemingly slip by faster and faster for me. Back to business… da harv here caring less and less about formalities. Truth be told, I’ve become more and more of a…