Iowa has never hosted a Major League Baseball game, which is strange, because for so many people, Iowa cornfields have come to represent a place where the game can be played as it used to be, as it should be. ~Chelsea Janes/Washington Post Much is being written about last night’s “Field of Dreams Game” … Read more
Prologue There are occasions when news media are caught up in a dilemma when two stories of relatively equal importance occur simultaneous. The classic example is noon, January 20, 1980 when Ronald Reagan became the 40th president of the United States as the Iran hostages boarded a plane that would bring them home after … Read more
Question du jour: Can someone become a grandpa in attitude and behavior without actually having grandchildren? Answer du jour: Absolutely! Case in point, the 2020 (aka 2021) Tokyo Olympics. Before I begin to rant, this is not about any of the following: Whether the games should have been held in COVID-rich Japan? Donald Trump … Read more
He that deceives me once, it’s his fault; but if twice, it’s my fault. ~Italian Proverb Isn’t having one U.S. president per millennium who thinks he is the smartest guy in the room enough? Especially now that we know the consequences. Such a level of arrogance and narcissism leads to a lot a bad … Read more