A Slippery Spring, 2006

These last 5 weeks brought the wettest weather of any March in the bay area in something like 75 years. It’s been depressing at times, but the biggest inconvenience for me is that numerous practices and games have been postponed. We’re very likely to face a period of...

Jake. Jake-mo. Jake-amo-J.

2005 has been a year to remember. A good year all in all, but one that has marked a number of transitions. Unfortunate as it is, we have experienced yet another passing. I look over some of the posts I’ve made here and almost think of renaming this RL’s Grieving Blog...

Grip and Rip

I golf. Yeah, about once every five years I golf. I won’t go so far as to say I’m a golfer, that would be wrong. I would probably have to own golf clubs and shoes in order to say that I’m a golfer. Many years ago I actually did own clubs, the shoes might be somewhere...

Holy Toledo

Another homage to someone who has passed away. When I was a kid, I grew up listening to Bill King broadcasting Raider and Warrior games. He had a distinct gift in his use of language that endeared him to me and thousands of sports fans across Northern California and...

Homestretch

I read that James Doohan, Mr. Scott of Starship Enterprise fame, recently joined Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s final resting place – the final frontier if you will – when his ashes were transported via rocket into space. I’ve never given much thought about my...