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SPORT HEROES FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME

April 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Sport heroes take root from the year you were born. The key is catching up once you learn how to read. Being born in the mid-50’s was a stroke of luck. The Yankees were in the World Series eight out of ten years, winning six. They had Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford, but I was […]

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BIG CANCER, BIG NAMES, AND THE REST OF US

August 21, 2025 by

All cancer is big cancer? It’s big when you’re the one locked down on the radiation table. It’s even bigger when you’re a star, a celebrity, a known quantity. And that’s a good thing? Yes, and here’s why: They raise awareness. WebMD ran a post on Facebook today titled:   Celebrities With Head and Neck […]

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DIFFERENT STORIES FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE

August 14, 2025 by

New stories, different stories, hold our interest. No one hangs with a snoozer story that repeats itself until a predictable ending. It needs cliff-hangers, narrow escapes, unimaginable risks to overcome. Most of all, it needs a hero, someone to cheer for, someone to welcome into our hearts. What does a hero need?

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THE MENTAL GREAT DIVIDE

May 22, 2025 by

The great divide is a function of nature. It’s also called the continental divide. From a geological stand point it where water in the form of rain or snow flows toward either the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific. To help illustrate how this works hold your hand flat, then give it a quarter turn and […]

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EMBRACING CHANGE, BUT NOT TOO TIGHT

May 18, 2025 by

Embracing change is all there is to do when something new pops up. Either that or get miserable and bitter. Go with the flow or drown fighting the current. If you think this sounds like being a quitter, well . . .

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PACIFIC WAR STORY SCRIPT

December 7, 2023 by

The Pacific War, or War In The Pacific, started before Pearl Harbor. Japan warmed up ahead of time in China, Singapore, the Philippines. They already had an awful record of War Crimes before launching against Hawaii. My story begins with the Tizard Mission in 1940.

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ANOTHER HERO TAKES THE SPORTS WHEEL FOR A SPIN

April 4, 2021 by

Another hero taking center stage is a reminder of who had been there before. Who doesn’t like a hero? No matter the time or place, when someone separates from the pack, give them their due. Last night the new hero was UCLA Bruin Johnny Juzang. What was heroic? He took a shot to tie the […]

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MATURE PATIENCE: AGING OUT OF THE SNIT FIT

October 9, 2020 by

Before we acquired mature patience, things were different. Everything was a new beginning, but not just new, bright and shiny new. And it was exciting. Truth to tell, bright and shiny new is still pretty damn exciting, but in a different way.

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HERO? DON’T LOOK FOR A BIG ONE, BE A LITTLE ONE

June 29, 2020 by

When you need a hero, where’s the best place to look? Read a book? Watch a movie? Or do something heroic?

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HISTORY HERO IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR

May 6, 2018 by

    As I reflect on a history and pick one history hero, it starts with the yard sign I had posted and now keep in the garage.   Obama and Biden weren’t the perfect match, didn’t get everything right. What they did was put a best foot forward. They proceeded as if they knew […]

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