There was a curious eighth grader I rode the bus with when I was in seventh grade. There was the most beautiful girl in the eighth grade, who, for whatever reason, liked sitting next to me on those long, bumpy morning rides. And then there was the music. There was […]
I had a bit of a lonely start to college. I wasn’t used to living in the city and I missed my old friends. I really wanted to see a Red Sox game, but I didn’t have anyone to go with. So, I decided to go by myself. There were […]
How they forever altered the game that I love. I have to tell you that the worst thing the skeeball people ever did was to put those hundreds in the corner. This was an egregious thing that they did, and I will tell you why. First of all, it used […]
Have you ever had a dream that made absolutely no sense in hindsight, but you went with it at the time? Did you wake up and think about it some more and eventually realize how improbable and nonsensical the whole thing was? Well, I have had that same experience with […]
I don’t know what you do up here in Northern Indiana. Where I came from, on Friday nights, we used to get in our Dads’ trucks cause they used to build those trucks so that you could run over anything and it wouldn’t hurt them. You know, the old gravel […]
As we looked for our seats, we walked past a lot of pictures. There were the legends that I had never seen play – one of whom was a man I had just run into in the bathroom. I pointed him out to my Dad. “It was a pleasure watching […]
I went jogging the other day in the town I grew up in. After climbing a steep hill for about a mile, I enjoyed coasting down toward the finish. As I approached a certain spot, I was curious to see what I might find there. I figured the bag of […]
I’m not very good at saying goodbye. I’m so bad at it that I usually don’t tell people I’m leaving and sometimes just disappear. It’s always so awkward. If I must say goodbye, I say things that I’m not sure are accurate such as, “I’m sure I’ll see you again.” […]
There have been times when a seemingly ordinary event stands out in my mind and it is difficult to place my finger on the reason why. I walk down the hallway and peek through the classroom windows to see children being taught by their instructors. Friends are saying goodbye after […]
Who is the better golfer?
Who will get us first?
Who was the best lawyer?
Must've been all that chocolate milk he consumed the last few years
Al Horford headed to his first NBA Finals at age 35. In no small part because Horford, at age 35, is still damn good.
