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Somebody please explain

I’m not sure exactly what to make of Donald Trump. He says things. He stands there, in front of huge crowds — and, yeah, look at that sea of Alabamans above — and he says things. It’s not, simply, that he opens his mouth and things come out. That happens with a lot of politicians. There is… Read More Somebody please explain

August 23, 2015December 19, 2015 John DonovanLeave a comment

Bitching and whining

We have a leak in a bathroom upstairs that has made its way downstairs. We noticed a little discoloration around one of the can lights over the kitchen sink. It grew. We knew we had a problem. “That’s a leak, all right.” That’s gonna cost us some money. OK. That’s one. Two. I’d say at… Read More Bitching and whining

August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 John DonovanLeave a comment

College days

My son, Luke,  first saw a college campus, I’m guessing, at about 6 years old. Maybe younger. It was — I’m guessing again — maybe just a walk-through at the University of Cincinnati, maybe on the way to a basketball game. I know, when he was about 7, when I was covering spring training in Arizona,… Read More College days

July 18, 2015July 20, 2015 John DonovanLeave a comment

Women’s sports

More people watched the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday than watched the last game of the NBA Finals in June. More watched the U.S. and Japan play for the title than watched Game 7 of the World Series last October. More people — more than 25 million of them — watched that soccer match than… Read More Women’s sports

July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 John DonovanLeave a comment

‘I am the greatest’

Muhammad Ali

The NBA Finals, which ended a couple days ago, went pretty much as expected. A series that looked like it could have been classic after the first three games finished with a relative whimper in the final three. The best team, after an early series scare, won. Easily. And now, at the risk of sounding… Read More ‘I am the greatest’

June 19, 2015June 19, 2015 John DonovanLeave a comment

It’s only rock ‘n roll

I’m not sure, really, what I expected Tuesday night. I’m generally an optimistic guy, but I’ve done this kind of thing before, so I guess I expected hot and sticky, and shoulder-to-shoulder, and hard aluminum benches (no backs) and a bunch of graying and screaming rock-n-rollers trying to act 19 again. I guess I kind… Read More It’s only rock ‘n roll

June 13, 2015June 19, 2015 John DonovanLeave a comment

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