DON: Top of the seventh with The KC Commoners carrying a 3-1 lead over The Baltimore Grackles. Commoners starting pitcher, Al Pepper, so far has pitched a steady game, spreading four hits over seven innings, surrendering a solo home run … Continue reading Not Cool – Statistics
What makes a man? I usually ask this question when sitting on a couch, watching a football game, drinking a beer. Sometimes I can’t help think how the definition of manliness keeps evolving like the time a manager swung by … Continue reading Manly
Nobles walked into the lobby, his head aching with images of things to come, little details to remember, Like – Jesus, the typewriter! Elmore Leonard LaBrava Surgeons should never be allowed to say, “Oops!” Who cares if they are made … Continue reading Oops!
When I was young, haircuts were easy. Every month my mom sent me to a family friend. So I sat in the center of Mrs. C’s kitchen on a wooden stool draped in a plastic poncho. But before the cut, … Continue reading Haircuts
It was late. The sun had set. I was driving into pitch-darkness in unfamiliar terrain. So, for the first time in my life I asked my smart phone to lead the way. The voice-activated assistant was female. For fun I … Continue reading Direction
Fair play has always been a concern of mine. I’m not necessarily a fan of the underdog, but I do cheer the opportunities that make the underdog great. Maybe because my name is David and I don’t like guys named … Continue reading Sportsmanship
CROSSROADS HANK: Hey Hal, why is your chicken crossing the road? HAL: Looks like it’s trying to get to the other side. HANK: That’s comedic gold. How did you come up with that? HAL: Well, I used the powers of … Continue reading Jokes On Me – That’s Questionable
When it came to The 4th of July, there was only one thing on my mind growing up – fireworks. Thoughts of freedom did not come into focus when balloons of cascading color exploded in the sky. Thoughts of independence … Continue reading The 4th
The bible states Jesus hit the road with twelve disciples, but what if there was a thirteenth and he went by the name of Chester? Chester may have been a favor Jesus did for his cousin, Vince, who was related … Continue reading St. Chester
Living in Minnesota in the middle of winter has a few advantages. One of them is the ability to fish on a frozen lake, sled on a frozen hill or skate on a frozen pond. (If one thinks these are … Continue reading Forty Below
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