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Thomas Wolfe, the early 20th century author responsible for novels including Look Homeward Angel and You Can’t Go Home Again, got it wrong. Reno, Nevada is my home town. I wasn’t born there but my family moved there when a … Continue reading →

As golf fans suffer through the muddle of another undefined transition from the end of one season to the beginning of another I find myself amused reading articles offering all the myriad ways to “improve the product”. These “innovative” ideas apply to … Continue reading →

Did you hear ’em talkin’ bout it on the radio Did you try to read the writing on the wall Did that voice inside you say I’ve heard it all before It’s like deja vu all over again John Fogerty … Continue reading →

“There must be some kind of way outta here Said the joker to the thief There’s just too much confusion I can’t get no relief”   Just like the bratty bully that became a full fledged juvenile delinquent, the San … Continue reading →

The San Francisco Giants are one loss away from the end of their baseball season. Down 0-2 to this year’s “best team in baseball”, the Chicago Cubs, the Giants head home for game three of the National League Division Series … Continue reading →

  Starting January 2, 1971, U. S lawmakers made it illegal for tobacco companies to advertise cigarettes on television. I think it’s high time Congress makes the same decision about prescription drugs.   Direct TV’s “Peyton on Sunday Morning” commercials … Continue reading →

On Sunday, September 25th,  Vincent Edward “Vin” Scully will sit behind a microphone in a Dodger Stadium broadcast booth and call a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball home game for the last time. 67 glorious, sun-soaked seasons since he sat behind a microphone in … Continue reading →

I am an unabashed fan of the San Francisco Giants. Up until 2010 that meant a lifelong fandom of a great deal of fun as well as a fair share of frustration. Since 2010 and the subsequent THREE World Championships the fun … Continue reading →