walt grace's submarine test, january 1967As musical tastes go, as many of you know, I am a garishly sentimental Billy Joel-worshiping sap. Worse yet, over the past few years, I...
who would you beA few weeks ago, buoyed by the caffeinated hope of posting more frequently and yet taxing your precious time even less, I vowed to try to...
a quick comey ridealong thoughtA thought, as you view today's events. I consider 45’s selfishness to be practically a mathematical certainty - as strong and consistent...
seventh grade girls (a.k.a. the nazgul)Adorable pic of my daughter and her friends. Selfie! A few weeks back I wrote about my absurdly awesome 12-year-old warrior/daughter...
to my ESPN familyMany of you know that I have worked on and off with ESPN for almost - good lord - 25 years. I have loved and loathed the place, from...
the hour of the wolfIn my last post, I mentioned my 9-year-old son Andrew, who has been afflicted this past winter with a nagging case of CRM (Chronic...
our discontentIt’s been something of a tough winter around our house. Well, OK, wait. Let me walk that back a bit. The deeper, “more important” truth...
in the thick of itOn Wednesday afternoon, just past 3pm, I was standing on the Hungerford Bridge over the Thames River, taking touristy pictures of...
our public schoolsThis is a quick note for my neighbors in Fairfield - however, this may be of interest to those of you in other parts of Connecticut, and...
hitting homeA few weeks ago, my 12-year-old daughter Emma was in the middle-school cafeteria eating lunch with her gaggle of friends. Boys have...