With my son’s recent decision to attend the University of Mary Washington, now seems like a good time to brain dump on what we learned getting our first homeschooled kid into college. This may not be well organized…
Start keeping records when they st…
The GFS model is forecasting a fairly juicy storm system headed for the Mid-Atlantic this coming weekend, which should help alleviate the recent dry spell. Ahead of it the warm air and moisture streaming northward from the Gulf of Mexico look to …
Another post about Buck O’Neil and The Soul of Baseball. Buck shook his head and looked me in the eyes. And very slowly, with a teacher’s edge in his voice, Buck said this: “Son, in this life, you don’t ever walk by a red dress.” Buck was answering a question about why he (a 94 […]
The tours and tastings at Bowman Distillery started last fall, but the Spotsylvania business is holding a grand opening celebration this week to officially unveil the changes its made to attract tourists.
Local and state dignitaries will gather at th…
My wife returned from the ladies room at the movie theater recently with an interesting, and slightly disturbing story. Another woman at the mirror in the ladies room commented that she thought they were using a trick mirror that made you look slimmer, probably in an attempt to get woman to feel better about ordering […]
I received this bottle of Flying Dog UnderDog Atlantic Lager a couple weeks ago and have been looking forward to trying it out. I was interested in seeing (tasting) how Flying Dog would interpret the American Pale Lager.
UnderDog Lager pou…
No, I didn’t do this. But a physicist in California did. Apparently he was cited for rolling a stop sign. Based on angular and linear motion, he argued that the officer couldn’t have observed what he thought he saw. The judge dismissed the case. The articles I’ve found on the case are pretty vague about […]
Unexpected events at work extended Thursday into Friday, and Friday into Saturday. I spent the vast majority of Saturday with my laptop on my lap and phone in hand. I never thought I’d be so thankful for the ability to communicate via SMS and voice at …
Since we hit the big 20 year milestone last year I’ve been asked a few times about our “secret.” I don’t think we have one, and I usually laughed off addressing that question by saying something along the lines of our secret being that neither of us spent any time obsessing over the secret to […]
Since we hit the big 20 year milestone last year I’ve been asked a few times about our “secret.” I don’t think we have one, and I usually laughed off addressing that question by saying something along the lines of our secret being that neither of us spent any time obsessing over the secret to a long and happy marriage.
Then this week while reading The Soul of Baseball I found the quote that nails it. It says exactly what I was thinking. However, coming from a 94 year old ex-Negro League star who was married for 51 years, it carries a little more weight.
That’s how it goes in this world. Life doesn’t turn out the way you think. You just hold on to each other. That’s the trick.
I agree. It really is that simple.
Expect more on Buck O’Neil here this week. I loved this book. Buck O’Neil was a truly exceptional human being.
