Like me, Bill graduated from SMSU. In 1961 and in 1997 there were two directions represented by the first “S” on the front end of the college’s name — Southwest. I always took pride in the first “S.” Even though the ring of “MSU” has grown ...
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Catch 365
In 2018, Ethan played catch every day with a partner. You can find the book he wrote about it here.
Day #65
Before we even threw the ball once in this ridiculous March wind — gusts up to 50 mph! — I felt a pop. I looked down and there was a loose string on my old glove.
It took 28 years to break my first string on my favorite glove. It’s almost ...
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Day #64
I woke up this morning repeating a two-word mantra from some ridiculous dream I had, “Monday miracle.” I don’t think I’ve ever put those two words together. I told my daughters about the words as we tried to remember dreams on the way to ...
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Day #63
Sundays are for doubleheaders in these lion and lamb days of March.
In the sun and with a stiff breeze, Harper, Brennan, Atticus, and Will the Southpaw joined me for today’s pre-church game. Brennan and Atticus borrowed gloves from the ...
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Day #62
He taught me about Eli Whitney and the cotton gin and the golden spike at Promontory Point, Utah and The Jungle and the corruption of big boss politics. I did everything I could not to speak in his class. No eye contact. No raising of ...
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