My wife travels with me and my golf partner, Shawn Barker…not because she loves golf. She simply loves the surroundings and the time spent wandering places like…… Read more “Doodling with Snoopy”
Category: Sports
Kicking the Wickets with Yogi
I miss the elocution of Yogi Berra. He once said, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Last night as I watched Draymond Green’s leg fly…… Read more “Kicking the Wickets with Yogi”
More than enough
I can envision a time when I stop watching sports, because it’s become self-congratulatory, narcissistic, all-important, and ugly. And then a guy like Buddy comes along and…… Read more “More than enough”
Seven Reasons Dez Bryant did NOT Catch that Football
This was a football catch for the ages in a million backyards, a thousand Friday nights, and a hundred campus Saturdays, just not according to the technocrats at the National Football League.
Icebergs in Corn Fields
When Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go’s sings “Heaven is a place on earth” I stop whatever I’m doing and sing along. ‘Ooh baby do you know what…… Read more “Icebergs in Corn Fields”
The Color of God
The bus crossed the 7th street bridge and I peered over the rail through an open window at the eddies of a muddy river, swirling coffee relentlessly…… Read more “The Color of God”
Demigods & Champions
I love to watch athletes compete…any age, any level…just lay it all out there and try, find a way, play better than anyone ever thought you could.…… Read more “Demigods & Champions”
1967 World Series
Tonight the Red Sox, my favorite Junior Circuit team, and the Cardinals, my favorite all-time baseball team, square off in Game one of the 2013 World Series.…… Read more “1967 World Series”
Building a Golf Course in My Backyard – part 3
Golf balls litter our course like orphaned Easter eggs. There is a bucket of balls sitting on the first tee and I’ve noticed my Dad and Mom…… Read more “Building a Golf Course in My Backyard – part 3”
Building a Golf Course in My Backyard ~ Part 2
“Golf is a game of considerable passion, either of the explosive type, or that which burns inwardly and sears the soul.” Bobby Jones I can’t seem to…… Read more “Building a Golf Course in My Backyard ~ Part 2”
