905: Play From Behind

Football is back, and it’s great fun. Three hours of brain melting commercials, punctuated by the occasional brain melting commentary. For those of you who weren’t able to watch the Packers destroy da Bears this afternoon, take comfort in the fact that some things in this world are exactly how they should be. Also, here…

622: Win-Win

Some people believe that we are all winners. They are wrong. Some of us are winner, some of us are losers. This is a fact, but as such it does not preclude other facts which are just as relevant and perhaps even more true. For example; even though there are both winners and losers in…

600: The Science Fair

The night before the science fair Frank could hardly sleep a wink. When he did sleep he dreamed of adoring crowds chanting his name, of Miss Chalmers presenting him with the golden science fair cup, and how his conquest at the Wilmerville Middle School Science Fair would mark the beginning of one of the most…

581: Every Single Dart

Cordelia was very good at darts. So good that she had her own dartboard in the basement. When friends came over she would frequently challenge them to a game of darts. Brett should have known this, but he didn’t. “Hey Brett, want to play darts?” Asked Cordelia. Do you think Brett won? Nope. Brett sucked…

473: The Winner

Chet was a winner. Everyone knew he was a winner. “Heads I win, tails you lose.” Chet told Gordon one day. Chet flipped the coin. Gordon lost. Chet was a winner. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

253: All The Awards

Herb thinks I’m special, and he gave me a badge to prove it. Thanks Herb. Since I am acknowledging this reward I thought I would give a nod to a couple others. Arkaprabha Das at The Strong Traveller has nominated me for the Vincent Ehindro Blogger Award. The Strong Traveller is a great site, check…

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…