Newsletter 73 – From Crown King, With Love
Driving to Crown King isn’t really a trip. It’s a slow negotiation with gravity. There’s a point on that road where you stop trusting the map. Took a Utility Vehicle ride through…
Newsletter 72 – AN INTERRUPTED BONANZA
Last Sunday morning, I was home lamenting the one shot I should have made before I lost a golf tournament… by one point. After breakfast, I turned on a rerun of Bonanza, a show I’ve…
THE DARK SIDE OF THE PRAIRIE STATE
I’ve lived in Illinois pretty much my whole life, mostly around Chebanse, Kankakee, and Peotone, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned growing up here, it’s that this state has a lot more going…
A SPACE IN TIME – CHAPTER 8
“I don’t think you should be getting up, John,” Herold said. Booth had already stood up, grimacing from the pain. He looked at Herold squarely before responding. “I’m not interested in what…
DID CASUAL FRIDAY EAT THE REST OF THE WEEK
Nobody overdresses anymore. In fact, it seems the opposite is true. There was a time when people dressed for something. Now, not so much. When was the last time you were in…
WORDS HAVE CONSEQUENCES
At this point, pretending this is normal is no longer an option. We are now dealing with multiple assassination attempts against a sitting President. That should be a line no one crosses, but…
LONG TRIP BACK TO DALLAS
Some stops change more than your route Chicago traffic was unbearable, the very reason he had come off the road years ago. It had cost him the bigger salary, but Larry hadn’t missed…
FROM CROWN KING, WITH LOVE
Just finished a Utility Vehicle ride through the desert with seven fellow desert rats, all great friends. What a day. We met up at Bumble Bee, Arizona, where I actually got stung by…
THE NIGHT HE COULDN’T MISS
A playoff game, a fading career, and a performance no one could believe. Jax bent over to tie his skates, ignoring the reporter hovering nearby, ready to ask the same tired questions he’d…
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