“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” Now 75 years old, Bobby Orr secured legendary status for his dominance in the National Hockey League. However, his achievements remain a fact. Orr’s aura shone like a supernova that burned brighter than any star. His ‘Achilles’ knees ended his hockey career much too soon. Young Bobby. […]
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We remember those special players who wore the “Birds on the Bat” and played significant roles in making the St. Louis Cardinals—winners of 19 pennants and 11 world championships—the National League’s premier franchise. Those players who led their teams to championships remain indelibly etched in our local culture as a baseball town. James Timothy McCarver […]
Karma: The Hindu belief that a force generated by a person’s actions perpetuates transmigration and its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person’s next existence. As with any religious belief, the nature of the karma that influenced the course of George Harrison’s existence during his time here on earth, and perhaps his spirit […]
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The Hinge of History
Stalingrad. A name and place forever linked with the Red Army’s defeat of Adolf Hitler’s Wehrmacht, which marked the end of the German advance into Russia. Winston Churchill deemed the denouement of World War II’s epic battle as the ‘hinge of history’. Indeed, the front line of the war that swung east into Russia would […]
Church steeples cast evening shadows across St. Louis highways as retreating commuters sail home to safe suburban harbors. These spires stand as testaments to our historic City’s remarkable growth while their church bells resonate with tales of urban decline. Many city churches have already closed while still more stand on the precipice as the St. […]
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Extinguish the Death Penalty
The recent execution of Kevin Johnson by lethal injection conjures Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel, The Idiot where the story’s protagonist describes how he would paint a picture of a guillotine execution that he witnessed in France, which still proves apt today: “……the convict’s face as white as paper; the priest holding up the cross, the man […]
All things must pass, and so it is with western road trips. The road points east on Colorado’s Interstate 70 run through the mountains, one of the few stretches that avoids an Interstate’s dash-lined trance. Glenwood Canyon remains a marvel, a place of awe both for the snow-capped highlands, and the engineering that shoehorned the […]
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The Joy of Being Grandparents
Parents’ responsibilities for their children persist like the ocean’s surf that repeatedly laps upon their shore. Grandparents sit on higher ground. We find relief from the physical demands of our grandchildren—and they do wear us out—when we return them to their parents. Our time with them has limits, which generally arrives when enjoyment turns to […]
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Harry & Jack with Mr. Cub
Hell-o again, everybody. Harry Caray here along with Jack Buck before the start of the Cardinal/Cub doubleheader. Jack, I hardly recognized Wrigley Field last night, what with Rizzo, Baez and Bryant run out of town and ex-Red Bird Heyward taking a powder in the Cub house. The only thing that seemed like normal was still […]
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The Trainee
Frank Wainwright served as McDonalds’ night manager, having attained his status after nearly two years in the fry pit where he earned the reputation as an unflappable flipper who unceasingly delivered product during the lunch and dinner rush. As a manager, he wore a white shirt and tie along with a cheerful countenance when […]