Monday, September 27, 2021

Back in the Saddle

Memories of Minor League endure

Why watch minor league baseball?
The answer was no to Kosovo visit

So. No to Kosovo.
Your stories are worth preserving

Ever heard of StoryWorth?
Spend time with some good books

Maybe, as the month winds down, it’s a good time for my annual book recommendations.
List of crazy adventures is lengthy

The car was pointed north, toward Fort Wayne, and rain was falling. A minor league baseball game was our intended destination, but it sure didn’t look as if anyone would be taking the field.
It’s good to have time to run free

Summertime in childhood had its own special rhythm.
‘Last Waltz’ should be played loud

This column should be read loud.
Clear-eyed chief was a good friend

Bill Clinton walked into the room.
Helpless feeling will not go away

One of my favorite Neil Young songs has a plaintive refrain: “Helpless! Helpless! Helpless!”
Child-proofing is simply impossible

“It’s not as if the queen is visiting,” I said to my wife. That was undeniably true. The queen of England isn’t known for domestic mayhem. Then again, the queen of England isn’t two and a half years old. Our youngest grandchild is.
Bird seed will stay put for a while

I was buying birdseed, and I was feeling kind of stupid about it.
Is it about time to stop writing?

Should I just shut up? Should I just put a sock in it?
Camping return comes in August

Why did we camp as a family when I was a kid?
Myanmar layoff was no surprise

I have been laid off.
Learning can impact what we like

Sometimes what you learn can get in the way of what you like.

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