Month: September 2020

I still get excited when Esquire magazine appears in my mailbox each month, but I often wonder why.I am so far removed from pop culture, I rarely relate to the Esquire articles these days. But I still relate to the… Continue Reading →

Not all things are better with science.Take baseball.It used to be such a simple, beautiful game.It’s always been said baseball is a game of statistics and that’s true. Hitters were always measured by three things: batting average, home runs, and… Continue Reading →

The last time I saw my grandson, who lives in Austin, Texas, was last November.It was a month before his 3rd birthday. I’m sure he’ll be well past 4 when I see him again. I know planes are flying again,… Continue Reading →

Everyone wonders what this “new normal” we’ve been hearing about will look like.My biggest concern is that it will wind up be not much different from the “old normal.”Which would mean we haven’t learned anything.If the coronavirus and all that… Continue Reading →

A magazine arrived the other day with Kevin Costner on the cover. “Cool,” I thought. Until I realized it was AARP Magazine.First of all, if it were up to me we wouldn’t get AARP Magazine. I have never signed up… Continue Reading →

It would seem appropriate to write a 9/11 memory today, the 19th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. But my 9/11 memory is actually my brother’s 9/11 memory.My brother Bill along his wife at the time and… Continue Reading →

I have college students who can’t name The Beatles.Some don’t even know who The Beatles are.I don’t put them down.I tell them all the time that in my classroom they are on my turf. If I want to, I can… Continue Reading →

I sometimes recall something I wrote in my early days as a columnist and cringe. Did I really say those things?I fear someone will uncover something embarrassing from ’84 or ’85 and throw it in my face. That’s just one… Continue Reading →

Be a laborer,great or small,do it well,or not at all Every Labor Day I either write something about that little ditty or at least think about it.My friend and former colleague Sarellen (yes, they made up names 75 years ago,… Continue Reading →