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…
