I’ve been thinking about Dooney lately. He was 5’10” about 175 lbs…just like me only he was black. I guarded him in practice. He could shoot it…… Read more “Waiting All These Years”
Category: Nation
March 28, 2020
My wife turned off the television and said to our eldest child, “Go upstairs and write down your feelings. One day you will look back on this…… Read more “March 28, 2020”
The Color of Water
“Nothing has done more to bring people of different races and different backgrounds together than athletics, certainly more than politicians have done. It’s why the Greeks invented…… Read more “The Color of Water”
The Unfolding Highway…part 1
I remember watching my Dad fold a road map on vacation while driving the highway. It is a lost art and the original texting while driving. Those…… Read more “The Unfolding Highway…part 1”
Judgement and Grace in a Rubber Stamp
It’s difficult to comprehend all the political jousting about immigration policy. And even something as simple as people yearning to breathe free seems to be smothered in…… Read more “Judgement and Grace in a Rubber Stamp”
Bona Fide Creative Plagiarist
Bernie Sanders is the grandfatherly hippie from a generation that is stealing Facebook from the young and dancing to the Beach Boys at 50 year high school…… Read more “Bona Fide Creative Plagiarist”
Barely Getting a Leaf Out
My good friend Ralph Rowand once told me something in college that made me look at him with a tilted head like a dog that’s been given kale.…… Read more “Barely Getting a Leaf Out”
A Choir of Donkeys and Angels
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. ~ Victor Hugo I had a reputation as a youngster that enshrouded…… Read more “A Choir of Donkeys and Angels”
Abraham, Martin & Me
Originally posted on Bespoke:
It was the first time I ever prayed with my face touching the earth…and the first time I have ever had a prayer…
Humility in a Sea of Tranquility
Neil Armstrong used to tell dry punchless jokes about the moon and then follow them up with, “Ahh…I guess you had to be there.” . Well, I…… Read more “Humility in a Sea of Tranquility”
