sports
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Not yesterday, but Sunday a week ago, Kathy and I strolled Main Street in Lake Placid, New York. As we dipped in and out of stores and took time for a light lunch, a good portion of our attention was devoted to what was taking place on my phone. As T-Mobile subscribers, we have the…
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A brainstorm, an open pasture, a few good friends, and whatever became of Alexander Joy Cartwright? Baseball is not a fast-paced game, but it is sudden. Often, we can’t see baseball coming; it just happens—the game’s defining moments come and go like a flicker of light, bringing instantaneous and unexpected joy and crushing heartbreak without…
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All team sports have common components and are derivatives of one another. All take place either indoors or outdoors and on rectangles of various sizes, with a fixed goal positioned at each end. Some look like this: Others look like that: Or this: Or that: Or this: Or that: But whether it’s the English…
