Baseball

David knows all things movies and is writing a book about all things movies. Thanks to David, I have spent an inordinate amount of time this last week thinking about baseball movies and baseball scenes in movies. The following post is ...
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Whenever I kneel or squat or bend my right leg beyond what is required for normal perambulation, my knee sounds like Rice Krispies or the white noise pops of a vinyl record. The sound effects are courtesy of an ACL-meniscus-cartilage ...
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I was 9 when I first learned about Jackie Robinson. My family owned a series of hard-cover books published by Value Communications. Each book celebrated a different person whose life illustrated a noteworthy value. Hans Christian Anderson ...
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"Losing builds passion,” says Olympian Natalie Dell O’Brien. She contends that losing can help athletes focus and do the hard work necessary to win. “Find something that is worth doing so much so that you are willing to risk failing in ...
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My friend Brent made fun of my old blog. I can't say I blame him. It was cumbersome and awkward. Whenever people asked where I was writing my catch-playing stories, I often had to explain the origin of the title, "Whispered Writing." The ...
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