• Six Sentence Story: Inside the Tunnel

    Six Sentence Story: Inside the Tunnel

    Jack laid on the table as two techs applied straps across his chest and his left arm holding it stationary.  Ever since he was a teenager, he had had MRIs done every five years or so because he had a seizure disorder, but they were always for his brain.  This time; however, he had injured… Read more

  • The Final Days of the A’s in Oakland & the Team in Sacramento

    The Final Days of the A’s in Oakland & the Team in Sacramento

    As regular viewers of this blog knows, I am long suffering about the A’s move to Las Vegas. During this period, I have posted many videos of Brodie Brazil, the NBC Bay Area Sports announcer. Well, that’s ending as well, though Brazil may still be around, but not as an A’s (and Sharks) announcer. Here… Read more

  • Climate Change is Changing Sports

    Climate Change is Changing Sports

    This was posted recently and deleted by this butterfingered blogger. Climate change has affected a lot of parts of life. The one that is close to my heart is someone I worked with for many years who lives with his wife in a wooded area in Grass Valley, California. He was recently told their fire… Read more

  • Observations From the Mat #9: Yoga and Physical Therapy

    Observations From the Mat #9: Yoga and Physical Therapy

    One morning, about two months ago, I walked out to my driveway to try to find the newspaper. I couldn’t see it from my kitchen window and my live-at-home adult son didn’t leave it on the front porch or opened it on the kitchen table and (much to my consternation) failed to fold it back… Read more

  • Reggie Jackson, Racism, and MLB’s Corruption

    Reggie Jackson, Racism, and MLB’s Corruption

    I got Reggie Jackson’s autograph when I was about twelve years old. I had no idea who he was or any of the Oakland A’s players who signed my program from a banquet my father, brother, and I attended. I wish I had kept the program with autographs to the players on a future dynasty.… Read more

  • How am I Doing with My 2024 Challenges

    How am I Doing with My 2024 Challenges

    Back in early January, I wrote a post that was, in essence, my 2024 resolutions (though I called them “Challenges.”) How am I doing so far? The answer is why I normally don’t do the resolutions thing (or if I do, I keep them to myself). It’s depressing to be reminded that you have failed… Read more