The well-known speaker simply did not believe that he had anything to say; at least, nothing of importance to anyone else. He did not see his years of experience as being all that worthwhile or that it could touch someone’s life in a helpful way. Even though he had years of academic study under his …
Recently, there has been discussion about the future of baseball. There are people afraid that the game has lost its appeal, especially among younger generations. The main complaint is that it’s “too slow.” People, again mostly younger folks, used to fast-paced video games, hundreds of TV stations, smart phones and non-stop entertainment have lost much …
I had a Little League coach who said that how we treat everyone on the field is a mirror of how we treat everyone “out there” (and he’d point across the street). He meant that baseball has a lot to teach us about how to become good citizens. I didn’t really appreciate what he was …
write from time to time about “The Commons.” People sometimes ask me what exactly do I mean by that phrase. Is important to understand The Commons when we talk about showing up, digging in and sucking less – the components of swinging for the fences. When my family and I lived in Connecticut, it was …
I heard the woman’s voice on the other end of the telephone and I was so excited that I nearly shouted “yes!” before I realized that she was not calling to offer me the position. “Oh, no,” I said, you’re calling to tell me no.” She started crying, saying how sorry she was, the committee …
