He began his Presidency by promising to make America great again. He ended it by exhorting his most ardent followers to commit treason against America. Pardon his insurrection. As we close the chapter on Donald J. Trump (who once actually explained that the “J” stands for “Genius”) the ironies, anomalies and logical contradictions are limitless.…
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For my last journalistic attempt of 2020 to pass on some semblance of logical thought, entertainment or reflection I identify a few additional things I’ve learned this crazy year (admittedly less consequential for our beloved nation than round 1). Since I have previously pontificated about the sainthood of nurses who fail to get enough credit…
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As we conclude 2020 one thing that most of us can agree on – perhaps the only thing these days – is that it’s been one hell of a year. They say that challenges and adversity are beneficial because they build character. I hope so – because we certainly need more of that. I’ve learned…
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Many young kids grow up enthralled with sports and hoping one day to become a professional athlete. As we all know, the odds against realizing that elusive dream are colossal. Indeed, out of every 10,000 high school senior baseball players roughly 50 will be ultimately drafted by a Major League Baseball team, of which only…
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It’s been a tough year – more than 260,000 Americans are dead from the COVID virus (an astounding 60 Million! have been infected worldwide), innumerable businesses have been destroyed and countless folks have been thrust into great uncertainty, if not outright poverty, as a result. If that weren’t enough there is an angry and intransigent…
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After a harrowing and highly contentious Presidential race further dividing a seismically fractured nation (where the acting Commander in Beef still refuses to relinquish his considerable appetite for power) – and with COVID raging throughout the land – I thought it was a good time for something lighter. Nothing better serves to distract many Americans…
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Mr. Trump made his political career on four very simple words: “Make America Great Again.” (Sorry “Build the Wall” but you finish second.) Everyone who cares about our country can enthusiastically endorse the first three words – after all, who doesn’t want America to be great? The problem is the last word. Many are offended…
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It’s been a challenging year on many fronts. But if you’re a St. Louis Cardinal fan (or at least loved the Cardinal teams of the 1960’s as so many throughout the Midwest and South did before the League expanded to Texas, Georgia and Colorado), it just got worse. After just having said good-bye to the…
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What does the former great Cardinal centerfielder from the 1960’s have to do with the famous abortion decision? Actually, and surprisingly, quite a lot. In 1969 Curt Flood brought an antitrust claim against Major League Baseball contending that the antiquated “reserve system” that tied every major league baseball player to the team that signed him forever…
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Yesterday the Lou lost one of its greatest treasures Louuuuuuu Brock. Lou was one of the best players to ever wear the birds on the bat and indeed any baseball uniform. Over a 19-year Hall of Fame career he had over 3000 hits, averaged 100 runs per 162 game season, hit over .300 eight times…
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Once we’re finally able to beat this Covid thing and we return again in mass to restaurants, I have an idea for a new eating establishment – one that best reflects the severely divergent appetites of Americans today. “America’s Restaurant” would have two separate menus, themes, business plans and even rooms that cater unapologetically to…
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My sixtieth year has just about ended and it has been quite a doozy. It began 4300 miles from home in a city that I have always wanted to visit. After an overnight flight my wife and I arrived in Amsterdam early in the morning and spent the entire day just strolling around this amazing…
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There are several cliches that I have adopted as part of my vernacular, unwittingly passed on to me over the years by elders (yes, there are some folks older than me). On closer examination they make little sense. Please join me in permanently putting these guys in the dumpster. “It stinks to high heaven” –…
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“It’s a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma!” (Woody Allen) HUSBANDS AND WIVES (1992) I’m a logical dude. As a lawyer I routinely weigh and assess facts, consider assertions and counter-assertions, and try to come to conclusions that make logical sense. But sometimes I am just plain mystified. I will share five things…
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CBS Sports is credited with providing the first slow motion instant replay. It occurred in December of 1963 during coverage of the Army-Navy annual college football game. This innovation revolutionized sports’ viewing; enabling fans to not only experience the excitement of a miraculous play multiple times but also to freeze a moment in time to…
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