Out Out |
Robert Frost:
'OUT, OUT--'The buzz-saw snarled and rattled in the yardAnd made dust and dropped stove-length sticks of wood,Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across it.And from there those that...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:43:00 GMT |
The Dawn of a New Day |
I just returned from celebrating Obama's landslide victory in the street at the White House on this historic night. There were thousands celebrating with me, most of them at least 30 years young...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:27:00 GMT |
Eddie Brinkman |
Eddie Brinkman was one of my earliest heros. The good field, no hit shortstop of my beloved but pitiful Washington Senators of the 1960's. He was about the best fielding shortstop in the m...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:06:00 GMT |
March 2, 1988 |
Today I have 20 years clean. A miracle in progress. Words cannot express the gratitude I have to NA and to the God of my understanding for granting me the grace of getting clean. Wha...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:09:00 GMT |
Steve D RIP |
Steve D. was my oldest friend in the world. He passed away a few months ago. I've thought about writing something for him for a while and now seems the right time. As I said at his m...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:22:00 GMT |
It still sucks |
You'd think by my age I would have reached some level of understanding. But no, it still sucks. I hate game playing. I still can't understand disappearing people and doors being shut...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:39:00 GMT |
Tagged |
Once you've been tagged you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random facts, habits or goals about yourself. At the end, choose 10 people to be tagged, list their names and why you tagged them. Don't...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:54:00 GMT |
A grand old stadium |
Today was the final Nationals game at RFK stadium. It was a great game and a flood of memories were there. This was the second final game I've been to at RFK. The first was the Redsk...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:55:00 GMT |
Softball, snow and cherry blossoms |
What a lovely morning it was today. Woke up early for softball practice - the season starts in a week and a half and I'm playing on 3 teams this spring. It's time to work out the ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:35:00 GMT |
19 years clean |
Today (March 2) I have 19 years clean. The picture I have posted (in the Washington Senators shirt) was taken my first day clean when I checked into detox. Words can not express my gr...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:21:00 GMT |
