554: Johny Can Read

Everybody loves Johnny. Look at all of the things he can do! Johnny can eat! Johny can walk! Johnny can ride a bike! Johnny can fly a kite! Johnny can do jumping jacks! Johnny can color with a crayon! Johny can read! Oh, no! Somebody killed Johnny! Photo by Bianca Gasparoto on Pexels.com

552: Hold My Beer

I was in New York City the other day, and I ran into a fellow who was into the whole adventure thing. For several hours I listened to him speak about his adventures in Antartica, doing hundred mile runs in the rockies and deep sea diving off the coast of Chile. “Isn’t it interesting,” I…

472: A Boy Named Her

When I was a kid, football was life. Every boys I knew had two hero’s; Brett Favre and Reggie White. Favre was the most sensational quarterback on the planet. White ate quarterbacks for lunch. Ironically enough, Reggie White was black. Watching the lengthy woke sermons which were intertwined with this year’s Super Bowl, you might…

469: Tom Brady Is Pretty Good

In 1964 the chemist Norman Stingley invented an extremely bouncy rubber ball, which became something of a sensation. So much of a sensation, in fact, that Lamar Hunt’s kids started playing with it. Lamar was a big thinking businessman from Texas, who had oil money. He had tried to buy a National Football League franchise,…

415: The Strikeout

“Strike one!” Most baseball players are used to getting strikes, but not Miltemore Broden. Miltemore had never gotten a single strike. Not in his entire 23 year career. It didn’t take long for the pitchers to catch on, and Miltemore was walked constantly. Every couple of years some cocky pitcher would try throwing him a…

359: Big Game

Way back in June I was inspired by a piece of found poetry which was curated by Mr. James Proclaims while watching a futbol game. For the edification of myself, and my American readers, I have investigated this strange sport called futbol. It seems to be some sort of combination between table tennis and basketball.…

212: Red Jacket #3

James Archibald Percival Wisenhunt III was an adamant believer in self improvement. He was constantly devising schemes to push himself to the next level, both physically and mentally. The intricacies and intensity that was displayed in his workout sessions is almost impossible to describe. He was constantly reading or listening to stimulating intellectual material. He…

162: A Year For Winning

The jury is out on the 2020 Major League Baseball season. No one is quite sure if it will happen, and if it does happen the number of games is totally up in the air. The possibility of eliminating audiences has been batted around. On one level this is deeply saddening. Baseball is a very…

41: Vince Lombardi and a Recipe for Success

One of Vince Lombardi’s favorite leisure activities was reading cookbooks. Sitting in his favorite chair he would leaf through the newest cookbook, excitedly absorbing the recipes. When he came across one that struck his fancy he would shout out to his wife “Marie, we should make this!” Vince didn’t cook. Marie didn’t love the kitchen…

18: Brady-Devil Deal Hits Roadblock

Foxborough Massachusetts: Long time negotiations between famed New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the Devil appeared to hit a major roadblock Thursday as those involved in the Satanic realm expressed concern that Brady had nothing to give them. Brady had hoped to exchange his soul for the ability to play football for eternity. “He…