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Month: September 2022

September 29, 2022

A different career? A sports historian would have been pretty cool

Recently, I wrote an article for this website about a daughter-driven project to tell the story of my life to my grandkids through a…

September 29, 2022

Moor or less: Grandkids’ socks seem to go either unmatched, unclaimed or unwashed

As I pulled my T-shirt down over my head, I thought I was being assaulted by some kind of small rodent or reptile. Instead,…

September 28, 2022

It’s usually small steps, not giant leaps, that get the job done

“Don’t make a living, make an impact.”  Dr. Omar Lateef, President and CEO of Rush University Medical Center, addressed the 144 White Coat recipients,…

September 21, 2022

A place called Hope: Loons, lobster and lots of Maine memories

My husband and I boarded the Southwest flight in Portland, Maine, and took our seats second row from the front on the left side…

September 20, 2022

Moor or Less: A close call for coaching legend (and careless cyclist)

I was looking down for my water bottle as we went around a curve on our tandem bike when my wife suddenly yelled, “Watch…

September 20, 2022

Inches away from my moving car, this guy didn’t even care

  Here is how it went: I was driving north on Cassopolis Rd., near Simonton Lake. Two guys — buddies —  walked across the…

September 17, 2022

When a company deals with my wife, don’t put my name on the envelope

When you’ve been around someone for 40 years, you just know. Your gut can predict a reaction and the subsequent discussion. I was just…

September 13, 2022

Moor or less: The Monday morning quarterbacks aren’t whispering anymore

I’ve never been much of a Monday morning quarterback. For a quarter of a century, I did my second-guessing on Sundays. I covered Notre…

September 12, 2022

Heroic (and fictional) Chip Hilton would be a tough fit in today’s college sports

One of my first sports heroes was pure fiction. Chip Hilton was the main character in a series of books written by Clair Bee…

September 11, 2022

A familiar coffee cup put a smile on a homesick Border Patrol agent’s face

As I recall, a warm winter day from some years back in mountainous rural Arizona a few miles from the border to Mexico, I…

September 9, 2022

Moor or less: Two churches sponsor a race while talking about race

A few fast runners led the way, followed by a bunch of dedicated joggers and then a lot of carefree walkers at last Saturday’s…

September 8, 2022

How many words will you need for your legacy?

A few years ago, my mother and I were talking about death. She had passed her 90th birthday, and she was surprised that she…

September 6, 2022

A lot of heroes saved a disheartened kid on this afternoon

On Oct. 10, 2021, a Sunday afternoon, a nice-looking, young man walked into the Bell-Mart B.P gas station in Bremen  where I was working…

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