Farewell
Dec 27, 2016 8:51:48 GMT -5
Post by Michael Downing on Dec 27, 2016 8:51:48 GMT -5
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Farewell
By Dr. Thomas Sowell
Even the best things come to an end. After enjoying a quarter of a century of writing this column for Creators Syndicate, I have decided to stop. Age 86 is well past the usual retirement age, so the question is not why I am quitting, but why I kept at it so long.
It was very fulfilling to be able to share my thoughts on the events unfolding around us, and to receive feedback from readers across the country — even if it was impossible to answer them all.
Being old-fashioned, I liked to know what the facts were before writing. That required not only a lot of research, it also required keeping up with what was being said in the media.
During a stay in Yosemite National Park last May, taking photos with a couple of my buddies, there were four consecutive days without seeing a newspaper or a television news program — and it felt wonderful. With the political news being so awful this year, it felt especially wonderful.
This made me decide to spend less time following politics and more time on my photography, adding more pictures to my website (www.tsowell.com).
photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWn00cErmtIpV_WzPk-owa9NH9s0kLWP8umvMFRmiXP8_s73yCHxzV_e9z5ZViuQ?key=TEgyX0x0Wkhib0t0QzIxejZ0SmpGemt0OHU4SF9n
Looking back over the years, as old-timers are apt to do, I see huge changes, both for the better and for the worse.
Concludes...
We cannot return to the past, even if we wanted to, but let us hope that we can learn something from the past to make for a better present and future.
Goodbye and good luck to all.
Farewell
By Dr. Thomas Sowell
Even the best things come to an end. After enjoying a quarter of a century of writing this column for Creators Syndicate, I have decided to stop. Age 86 is well past the usual retirement age, so the question is not why I am quitting, but why I kept at it so long.
It was very fulfilling to be able to share my thoughts on the events unfolding around us, and to receive feedback from readers across the country — even if it was impossible to answer them all.
Being old-fashioned, I liked to know what the facts were before writing. That required not only a lot of research, it also required keeping up with what was being said in the media.
During a stay in Yosemite National Park last May, taking photos with a couple of my buddies, there were four consecutive days without seeing a newspaper or a television news program — and it felt wonderful. With the political news being so awful this year, it felt especially wonderful.
This made me decide to spend less time following politics and more time on my photography, adding more pictures to my website (www.tsowell.com).
photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWn00cErmtIpV_WzPk-owa9NH9s0kLWP8umvMFRmiXP8_s73yCHxzV_e9z5ZViuQ?key=TEgyX0x0Wkhib0t0QzIxejZ0SmpGemt0OHU4SF9n
Looking back over the years, as old-timers are apt to do, I see huge changes, both for the better and for the worse.
Concludes...
We cannot return to the past, even if we wanted to, but let us hope that we can learn something from the past to make for a better present and future.
Goodbye and good luck to all.