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For a brief period early in my life, I preached a Sunday sermon. When I left that vocation behind, I could not imagine ever wanting to write a “sermon” again. The current times have changed all that. In the face of Post-Truth, Donald Trump, FoxNews, and the intentional de-semination of un-Truth, the best defense we have to redeem ourselves… Read more
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On August 2nd, 1990, Yankees rookie Kevin Maas hit his tenth home run in just 77 at bats, the fastest any player had ever reached that mark. But the Yanks lost to Detroit 6-5 in 11 innings. In Mid-Summer of 1990, Kevin Maas was the talk of New York and of Fantasy and Rotisserie Baseball owners everywhere.… Read more
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It is discouraging to talk with men who will recognize no principles. How little use is made of reason in this world! You argue with a man for an hour, he agrees with you step by step, you are approaching a triumphant conclusion, you think that you have converted him; but ah, no, he has… Read more
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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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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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