In golf, as in much of just general, everyday, running-around life, rhythm is important. Rhythm is critical. Rhythm, to paraphrase an old Steve Martin gag, is. Ever. Y. … Thing. I was on the driving range last week, getting ready for my annual golf outing with my brothers, and I was struggling with my swing.… Read More Rhy … thm
Before a few weeks ago, my wife, aware as she is about the world around her, did not know Colin Kaepernick from Capper Collarnick. That probably doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. I don’t know who Capper Collarnick is, either. Still. Stick with me. My wife had never heard of Colin Kaepernick until, for reasons he has made clear enough,… Read More Sitting down, standing up
Some quickie thoughts to finish up the NBA season. And remember, a list is just a column without transitions: Anderson Varejao: That poor son of a gun. Spent 12+ years with the hapless Cavaliers, including 31 games earlier this season. Traded away, lands with the defending champion Warriors … who lose to the Cavaliers in… Read More That’s a wrap
A few quick thoughts before we wander too far into these NBA Finals. Remember, a list is just a column without transitions: 1.) This seems perhaps too simplistic to point out, but I’m going to do it anyway: These two teams are playing very different games. That shouldn’t be surprising because Golden State, up 1-0 in… Read More The Finals: Now and then
At 9:14 a.m. last Friday, by the clock on the wall of the main court at the Alpharetta Community Center, I hoisted my first 3-pointer in a good six months. If not particularly good, it’s been a long six months, anyway. I’m not saying the shot went in. OK, I will say it. It didn’t go… Read More Hoops dreams
We got things to catch up on here, and not a lot of time to do it. So here are a few quickies just to make me feel a little less guilty for leaving the blog so blank for so long. Sorry, blog. I’ll go longer on some of these later … Politics Clinton and… Read More Quickies
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