PoorRichardsExcuseHell-o again, everybody. Harry Caray here floating above Wrigley Field waiting for my old pal, Jack Buck. Ah, here he comes now, and he’s singing a song. “Oh what a Beautiful Ballgame, Oh what a beautiful day, I have a wonderful feeling, everything’s going our way.” Jack, you sound as chipper as a Red Bird […]
Hamlet’s Covid Soliloquy: To Vax, or not to Vax? With apologies to Shakespeare, Hamlet’s paraphrased soliloquy “to vax, or not to vax”, retrofitted for presumed freedom fighters challenging the government’s mandate for all to vaccinate against the coronavirus: To vax, or not to vax; that is the question?Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe […]
In December, the “Golden Days Committee” will vote to add former players who performed between 1950 to 1969 to the Hall of Fame. The late Curt Flood, a perennial all-star on three pennant winning St. Louis Cardinal teams, should top the list. At a time when true heroes remain hard to find, Flood’s selfless fight […]
Ronald Graughten sat wearily on the thread worn divan alongside the bed where his unconscious mother struggled to breathe as the shallow pool of life still left to her slowly evaporated. He seldom left her side these last two months as cancer’s deadly python slowly squeezed the life out of her emaciated body. […]
Vacations mean many things to many people: An escape from a harried life; a time to sit back, read and relax; private time with a loved one; an opportunity to sight-see America the beautiful. A western railroad trip offers all the above, time and temperament required. Known for delays, an Amtrak long ride appeals to […]
Do you ever think of mein dark and empty moments Do you want sunny smilesduring cold and cloudy days Do you seek sinceritypost fine facetious faces Do you covet opennessaft a dead end dalliance Do you long for lasting lovebeyond fond but gone sojourns, Do you beseech star swept skiesin search for earthy substance When […]
Femme Fatale Captivated by her charm,femme fatale made winter warm.but love proved lie,like spiritual dye,washed away by Spring’s first rain,leaving rancor for the slain. Memories kindled of heart so swindledas the time elapsedbitterness collapsed,no longer jarringlove worth the charring.
Votre Amour So soft and sweetdelightful treata gentle breezeto soothe and ease sincere, serenea calming stream intent, adeptmy confidant ingenuousso generousbright eyedfine lined sublime supineentwineddivine.
Pandora’s Ammo Box In Greek mythology, Pandora was given a box from the gods that contained special gifts, but was told not to open it. Curiosity won out. Pandora opened the box that unleashed sickness and hardship on the world. Today, ‘opening Pandora’s Box’ connotes the law of unintended consequences when an innocent and perceived […]
Singing the St. Louis Blues for Bobby Blue Robert Bryant Plager did not bleed blue; he embodied the Blues. Bob Plager suited up for the club in Season One, Game One in 1967, and remained continuously with the Blues until his death nearly 54 years later. An original Blue, Bob Plager was also a bona […]