NFL drops the ball…again
The NFL proved once again Monday that it has no clue what it’s doing when it comes to disciplining its players. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was suspended four games for his role in the...
View ArticleA whole new outlook
A little more than a year ago, I wrote about the Minnesota Twins playing with my emotions. At the time – May 21, 2014 – they were 22-21, much better than what I anticipated. Unfortunately, my favorite...
View ArticleWhat’s my age again?
I know that I’m still relatively young compared to a majority of people on this planet. Still, I’ve began to notice my age a little more lately. Though I’m yet to find my first gray hair (he typed with...
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The Great Striper Hunt
First of all, I want to wish everyone a Happy Shark Week. It came a month early this year. What could be better than that? Speaking of fish, I was able to get out for a rare fishing expedition a couple...
View ArticleA true All-Star
Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game is normally appointment viewing for me. It’s the only All-Star Game in major professional sports during which the best players in the game actually play their...
View ArticlePalmer gives hunters a bad name
Let me just begin this blog by saying that I’m in no way opposed to hunting. I know that most hunters do everything within the boundaries of the law and are safe in their practice. I also know it is a...
View ArticleReturn to reality
Things were a little tense at the Hacker Compound early last week. While I was off gallivanting around the Midwest — which I’m sure you ALL ready about in last Wednesday’s paper — Homer was having a...
View ArticleToo much quantity, not enough quality
You will rarely see me write about politics, but there is one particular issue I feel compelled to discuss: the number of candidates vying for the Republican nomination for President of the United...
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My moment of Zen
Saturday night I was taking Homer for an evening walk along the shores of the Mighty Okabena when I decided to stop and sit for a while on a park bench in Chautauqua Park. The sun was setting, there...
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Lessons from a dog
Writing might be the perfect profession for my personality. It’s maybe even a little too good. I’ve stated more than once in this blog that, as writers, we tend to be our own harshest critics. In...
View ArticleThe most wonderful time of the year
In a blog I wrote about a month ago titled “My Moment of Zen,” I mentioned that fall is my favorite time of the year. I wrote about leaves and changes and dresser drawers, but I glossed over something...
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Balancing act
Sports happened. I’ve joked with a coworker that someday when I couldn’t come up with a blog topic, the above was going to be my entry. While – as I’m sure you’ve figured out by now – that isn’t my...
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Finding comfort in ‘Goodbye’
A favorite photo of mine taken by Daily Globe photographer Jesse Trelstad at a high school football game this fall. I wrote a couple months ago about my current effort to embrace — rather than...
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Football and the Friday funk
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) celebrates after defeating the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Green Bay won 27-23. An old cliché advises us to “never go to bed angry.” It seems like a...
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‘Tis the season
USA TODAYMinnesota Vikings wide receiver Mike Wallace (11) scores a 7 yard touchdown as Arizona Cardinals cornerback Justin Bethel (28) looks on in the second half at University of Phoenix Stadium....
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Look back and move forward
Well folks, we made it. Today marks the 365th and final day of 2015. Tonight as we listen to the countdown until midnight and gaze upon our television sets at a shiny orb moving slowly toward its...
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We Are All Blair Walsh
It happened again. The ghosts of Drew Pearson, Darrin Nelson, Gary Anderson, Nate Poole, Naufahu Tahi (the 12th man in the huddle) and Brett Favre showed up Sunday at TCF Bank Stadium. Blair Walsh, who...
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Fighting The Blank Page
I’ve known all week that I have a blog coming up. I’ve spent more free time than I probably should trying to come up with something to talk about it. Now, it’s Friday afternoon. My blog is set to run...
View ArticleA Life Of Improv
I have a confession to make, folks. I have no idea what I’m doing. But, as long as we’re being honest, does anyone? I often wonder what my life would be like if I’d been born 20-30 years earlier than I...
View ArticleIn Another Life
“What would you be doing if you weren’t (enter current occupation here)?” It’s a common question when you’re just getting to know someone and, for some reason, I’ve gotten it a few times recently. The...
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