walt grace's submarine test, january 1967
As 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 be
A 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 thought
A 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 family
Many 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 wolf
In 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 discontent
It’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 it
On Wednesday afternoon, just past 3pm, I was standing on the Hungerford Bridge over the Thames River, taking touristy pictures of...
our public schools
This 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 home
A few weeks ago, my 12-year-old daughter Emma was in the middle-school cafeteria eating lunch with her gaggle of friends. Boys have...