ClimbingSky

Why Baseball, Books, and the Grateful Dead matter


Minnesota

  • Throwback Thursdays” at ClimbingSky feature posts I wrote over a 15 year period for various blogs. This was first posted on July 18, 2011. In the North Country, it is high summer. The heat and humidity weigh upon us and we live indoors as much as possible… just like we do in January. Again, we Read more

  • “Jitter in a Cup”

    “I don’t even glance at the herbal teas, I go straight for the real, vile coffee. Jitter in a cup. It cheers me up to know I’ll soon be so tense.” — Margaret Atwood Read more

  • Minnesota Town Ball

    Last summer, as I rediscovered my love and passion for baseball, I also rediscovered Minnesota Town Ball. Minnesota, my home now for almost 40 years, is the state with the most community-centered amateur baseball teams (called Town Ball teams). It is also the state with the most community bands. When I first started dating my Read more