PoorRichardsExcuseHockey ices the fastest game in the world of sports. Players skate swifter than Olympic sprinters; shoot vulcanized pucks at goaltenders with the velocity of a howitzer; collide with each other with brute force; and finesse around defenders with balletic grace. The USA Olympic hockey team that defeated the Russians proved how compelling a high […]
Fate carries some aloft like seeds to the wind dropping them amidst a sea of trees and saplings to compete for the sunlight. Those same winds carried Whitey Herzog both near and far until he finally settled near his place of origin. Dorrel Norman Elvert “Whitey” Herzog was born on November 9, 1931, in New […]
A full eclipse differs dramatically from a partial eclipse, the difference being literally night and day. Even at 98% coverage, the sun still pours out enormous candle power. Then suddenly, the moon covers the whole of the sun, and darkness descends like a flip of the switch. The witnessing throng lets out a collective gasp […]
March Lamb chased off March Lion. This atypical weather comes on the heels of a February knockdown of Old Man Winter, which forebodes an extended summer that drains denizens, withers crops, and ebbs rivers. The absence of capricious March’s hot and cold weather rouses consciousness of a warming globe—man made or not. Alas, where art […]
“Pollution is not limited to the air we breathe and the water we drink; it can equally offend the eye and ear.” Former Supreme Court Chief Justice, Warren Burger. We of course endure a certain level of pollution ranging from smokestacks to tail pipes. The same may be said of billboards that prove offensive to […]
Anyone familiar with air travel knows that we misname airports. We joined the wrong word with ‘port’. Air—a nebulous word that lacks gravitas—connotes nothing. Another “A” word better defines the dreadful experience of commercial flying. Angst: “a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition….” Port: “a gate or […]
The MLB network recently aired a biography of George Brett—a dynamic player of the first order whose exploits dim with the passing of time. On a baseball channel that oft repeats programs, there appears to be no re-run scheduled anytime soon of the star who performed in the Midwest hinterlands. Factoring in his ability to […]
I saw her walkmine eyes did gawkshe moved with graceat her own pacesilky sauntersmy breath faulters Body and limbboth taut and trimwith hips a-roundmy mood aboundher bosom softdesire aloft Brown eyes dancingneed romancingshe seems to floata surreal ghostdazed influencecrave confluence Smiles sweet and brightoh welcomed sightrefined fashion‘lectric passionplease let me sipthose moist red lips on […]
A 50-year Forest Park legacy One of St. Louis’ most beautiful landmarks, the Mark C. Steinberg Ice Skating Rink in Forest Park, celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. Ceremonies at the rink last Saturday included presentations, skating races and figure skating demonstrations. This Saturday, it will be 50 years to the day since it opened. […]
Thomas Edward Hopfinger was first diagnosed with cancer back in January 2019. The disease took root in his kidneys, an especially virulent and aggressive cancer that takes a vast majority of its victims within a year. But Herr Hopfinger defied the odds due to his solid Germanic stock and will. He persevered for nearly five […]