I don’t know about you, but every day I wake up I expect the unexpected. That is a general rule I follow, so if it happens I’m not disappointed. I am a creature of habit and compelled to schedule, no doubt, but my composure comes from my faith in my ability to adapt to whatever…
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Armstrong Lands on the Moon
It was only a short block walk. Just five little houses on a little street in a little town between me and the end of my trail. I was ten years old – it was 1969 – and I was trudging up the sidewalk to my great-grandma’s house. This was one of the few times…
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The Prostate Blues
THE PROSTATE BLUES I used to always shoot, Now I can only dribble. I used to eat five course meals, Now I can only nibble. Once I wrote long essays, Now I can only scribble. I hate to share the news, But I’ve got the Prostate Blues. I once was Mr. Bombastic, Now I’m more…
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BIKE YOGA
BIKE YOGA Once I swing onto my bike the first thing I do is take a deep breath. I center myself by leaning over the handlebars, breathe deeply again, analyze the path ahead, the wind, the temperature, and exhale. I close my eyes and inhale. Then I sit, one leg straight, the ball of my…
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The Best Game That Could Never Be
I see so many posts and articles and talk shows where people give their opinions on who was the Greatest Basketball Player of All Time. Lately it has been focused on Jordan vs LeBron, as if they are so far above everyone else that no other player should be in the conversation. Go back a…
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Best Cubs Brawl of All Time
Does anyone remember the greatest brawl in Cubs history, starring The Hawk, Andre Dawson? The year was 1987, and the Cubs were playing the Padres in Wrigley Field. There was no team Cubs fans hated more than the Padres (except the Cardinals, of course), because of an incident in 1984 which I won’t repeat…
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Girl Fight!
New Orleans is brimming with ghosts. From the moment our bags were in the trunk and our seat belts fastened, the cab driver who took us from the airport to the hotel regaled us with stories of the many haunted locales throughout the city, including her own house, which her grown children were afraid to…
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Why I No Longer Watch The NFL
That’s right. I haven’t watched an NFL game in two seasons now, and I don’t feel like I’m missing anything important. I think the last time I paid much attention was the “Beast Mode” debacle when Pete Carroll forgot he was not a genius and called the play that lost the Seahawks the Super Bowl.…
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October 7, 1984
Hey fellow Die Hard Cubs fans. Do you remember Oct. 7, 1984? If you don’t, let me tell you about it. On Oct 6, a college buddy of mine called to tell he had 2 tickets to the Bears vs Saints game the next day and asked if I’d like to join him. Of course I said yes. Walter Payton was less than 100 yards away from breaking the all-time rushing record, and there was no way I was going to pass up the chance to see him make history.
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Doc Gets Shelled
When people who have never gone ask me about Wrigley Field, I always tell them, “It’s the best bar in the world.” Here’s an example from the early 80’s. When the Mets had Dwight Gooden at the top of his game, he wore the Cubs out every game he started, except one. My buddy and I went to a Friday afternoon game, called a “Business Man’s Special” because it started at 2 instead of 12 and made a vow to drink a beer for every run the Cubs scored. The Cubbies won the game 9 – 0.
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