Confessions of a Conservative Atheist
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There are professional wiffle ball leagues of all things, even a World Series, but last weekend it was three generations united by our love of a plastic ball, friendly competition, and beer, don’t forget the beer. Last weekend, I got together with about fifteen friends, their rapidly growing children, and more general acquaintances for an… Continue reading The simple joy of wiffle ball
Like a great sonnet of old, Bruce Springsteen uses the perspective of the speaker to establish a character that is both part of the story and separate from it. A verse about this father cut from the original song, but available in lyric form further illuminates a story of aging that is both universal and… Continue reading Springsteen’s “Glory Days” and the unreliable narrator
They’d never suspend a black player for poking fun at a white player for comparing himself to Babe Ruth. Unless Major League Baseball plans to ban trash talk in general, what’s the difference here? Last weekend, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox were enmeshed in a bases clearing incident over comments made between… Continue reading Jackie Robinson: Never take his name in vain
Confessions of a Conservative Atheist 