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My Sporting Life

Maddie, over at Breezy Books, wrote about her life in sports. I found it interesting, so now I’ll bore you with my life in sports. When I was a kid, the most popular sport for young boys to play was Little League. There was football, but I don’t recall soccer or baseball or any other […]

50 Years of Rush

Rush, the best Canadian rock trio in the history of Canadian rock trios, has put out a 50 song compilation to celebrate their 50th anniversary. I’ve been listening to it today and I’ve got a couple of quibbles with the boys from up north. First, this compilation was released just a few short days ago. […]

My Childhood is Officially Over

And it only took 60 years. I rarely remember jokes I hear, but there are a few. One of them is an old Monty Python joke I first heard when I watched their Live at the Hollywood Bowl movie. This was probably when I was living with my friend Jon. Here is the joke: Why […]

The Power Of Hope

Regular readers will know that I’ve got issues with the state of baseball. There is a lot wrong with it these days, as the powers-that-be make changes to try to make the game more appealing to casual fans and data analysis turns the game more and more into a game of little variety. But the […]

A Song For Now

People who follow me in the various corners of social media are most likely tired of me sharing Matthew Ryan’s music, but I’ve got more to go. I was about to write this post from one direction, but additional research has changed my approach to this post. Around a year ago, I got into Ryan […]

A Good One Gone

I started reading Kevin Drum over 20 years ago. I can remember talking about his blog, along with Talking Points Memo and Andrew Sullivan, with a co-worker back in 2002 or 2003. Drum’s blog has had a number of different homes, including CalPundit, Mother Jones, and most recently out on his own. Drum was clearly […]

The Best Second Side

Months ago, I recommended a couple of Queen albums for a co-worker to listen to — Jazz and A Night At the Opera. He got back to me this week and told me how much he had enjoyed multiple listens to those albums, particularly enjoying A Night At the Opera. Which leads to this post. […]

Five Years Later

Five years ago, I “retired.” Regular readers might know why that word is in quotes. Although I still think I’m retired without quotes. After 15 years working as General Counsel in an office overseen by a statewide elected official (I worked for four different people who held that office while I was there), I retired. […]

The Best Sunset Ever