by mike | Jul 3, 2023 | Baseball, Humor, Life, Uncategorized |
As I write this post, my beloved—but maddening—San Diego Padres have reached the halfway point of a 162-game season with a record of 37-44. I’ll say that again: 37-44! How in the name of Zeus’s butthole did that happen? Many pundits and talking heads made preseason...
by mike | Apr 13, 2023 | Baseball, Curious Possessions, Horror, Humor, Life, Uncategorized |
Call them knickknacks, chotchkes, or whatever—I love all my “stuff.” This post first ran in 2019. With seven-plus decades in the rearview mirror, I’ve had plenty of time to collect my share of “stuff.” I thought it might be fun to have a look at some of the more...
by mike | Apr 3, 2023 | Baseball, Basketball, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
So where’s my usual post? Sorry, but I’ve been so wrapped up with the NCAA Basketball Tournaments (men’s and women’s), and the opening of the baseball season, that the next real article won’t appear till the following Monday. The Lady Hawkeyes from Iowa made it to the...
by mike | Mar 27, 2023 | Baseball, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
What are they doing to my game? Since you already know how I feel about the pitch clock, let me start this post with a story. I live and die with the San Diego Padres and have since their inception in 1969. I’m either watching a game, listening to a game, or at a...
by mike | Mar 16, 2023 | Aging, Editing, Humor, Life, Quotes, Uncategorized, Writing Quotes |
You would have to be quite wise in order to be quoted as often as this literary giant. I first presented this post in 2019. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), known by his pen name of Mark Twain, is considered this country’s greatest humorist. William Faulkner even...
by mike | Mar 6, 2023 | Aging, Baseball, Books, California, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
Well, I sure hope so, because I’m turning 77 today. Holy crap, how in the name of Zeus’s butthole did that happen! Wasn’t I just roller-skating along the mean streets and back alleys of the Bronx neighborhood where I grew up? Didn’t I just graduate from college and...
