Friday, March 31, 2023

March (what used to be called) Tweets of the Month

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  Dog (Snickers) on left from back when he was a remote-sized puppy.  No reason for posting. No reason at all. Enjoy your weekend! • I’m so ...
Thursday, March 23, 2023

My letter to Grace seeking grace

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 This is the letter I wrote to the 10-year-old girl, an aspiring writer, after she gave me the only copy of her 22-page handwritten book to ...
Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The perils of parallel parking

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  (578 words) I’ve said before that a father teaching a daughter to drive is like a warden teaching an inmate how to escape. So as of yester...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

RIP Charlie Appleton: a great newspaperman, an even better man

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  (478 words) Charlie Appleton, the extraordinary newsman, would have frowned at all the adulatory words being used to mourn the passing of ...
Tuesday, February 28, 2023

February Tweets of the Month

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  • Legendary escape artist Harry Houdini could extricate himself from a straight jacket in just 4 minutes and 9 seconds. I have to imagine ...
Friday, February 17, 2023

Bravo Bucs signing McCutcheon! Now sign Bonds & Ted Williams's head

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  (849 words) The Pittsburgh Pirates made a bold move when they signed veteran superstar and beloved former Bucco Andrew McCutchen. I love C...
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

I'm 60 today. Only as old as I feel?

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  (932 words) I turn 60 today. That’s what my driver’s license says so it must be true. The number is vintage enough to provoke friends int...