July 2025
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Throwback Thursdays” at ClimbingSky feature posts I wrote over a 15 year period for various blogs. This was first posted on July 31, 2011. Here in the North Country, the climatological pendulum we live under has reached the longest and hottest end of its summer arc. Our minds are on things of summer: cold beer, Read more
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On July 30th, 1959, future Hall-of-Famer Willie McCovey had four hits in four at-bats in his Major League debut with the San Francisco Giants. He had two triples in a 7-2 win over Philadelphia. When I think of Willie McCovey, I always think of my father. When I was a kid and I would say something Read more
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On July 29th, 1955, Smoky Burgess of the Cincinnati Reds hit three home runs and drove in nine runs in a 16-5 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates at Crosley Field. “Smoky Burgess did not possess the physique of a Greek god, nor even that of the average major leaguer. Standing in at a pudgy 5’8”, Burgess Read more
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In the joint at the corner I had coffee and eggs and looked at the papers. One of them was the tabloid I had telephoned the day before. When I picked it up, I felt a sudden, lunging fear. But there was no banner headline. I got brave and turned to the inside. (cf. Dewey, Read more
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THE ABCS OF SPIRIT(while Xerxes yields zilch) by M.A.H. HInton 1.a book can disturb even famous godsHectorIsisJunokarma leaves much neglectedone philosopher quietly relatesspirit toto undermining virtue while Xerxes yields zilch 2.allusive but carved devilishly effective from good hardwoodI join Kierkegaard loving more nuanced opinions professed quietlyradiant spirits that understate virtuositywhile Xerxes yields zilch Read more
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In today’s post, I continue “reviewing” my recent trip to the Windy City. As Sue and I were preparing for our trip to Chicago, we saw on MLB TV that MLB has just partnered with women’s softball to create a new league called the AUSL (Athletes United Softball League). Since they were going to be Read more
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“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ― Henry James Read more
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Yesterday I “reviewed” my recent trip to the South Side to see a Chicago White Sox game. Today I will “review” my Wrigleyville experience. I put “review” in quotes because I am uncertain that in either case I am truly providing a review so much as a few thoughts and feelings about the experiences. As Read more
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A couple of week ago, my family took Amtrak from St. Paul, Minnesota to the Windy City. On the itinerary for most of us were three games: The clear highlight for all was the White Sox game and Rate Field. I will review the other two game experiences at another time, but for here I Read more
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