Tag: Rob Whittle

By Rob Whittle Every business is competitive. From street vendors to aerospace companies to car dealers to hair salons, capitalism requires that the winners provide...

An important decision in a college junior’s life is where and with whom to spend spring break. In the days before “college kids gone...

By Rob Whittle The Washington Commanders not only ruined my Sunday, but, worse, they ruined this column. I was all set, after they went 2-0, to...

When Benjamin Franklin finally died at the then-ancient age of 84, the largest crowd ever assembled in the New World – 20,000 – gathered...

The game of golf is a cult. How else would you explain the photo in the local newspaper of my dad and his buddies...

Life is absurdly comical when you pay attention. On a recent road trip from Alexandria to the Northern Neck of Virginia through Richmond and...

A few years ago, I had the idea of designing a fan avatar for the Washington Capitals. My company developed an online way to...

Everyone knows that Alexandria is full of transplants from other cities and towns. I’ve always considered this a compliment to our fair city. In...

A few years ago, I wrote a historical novel called “Pointer’s War.” It is set in World War II in North Africa, Sicily, Germany...

I visited my friend of many decades, Ham, the other day. He had no idea who I was. Not quite knowing how to handle this,...