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Baseball’s Hall of Fame or Hall of Morality?

The back of a player’s baseball card should be the sole admission ticket to stand with the game’s greatest players, all of whom were flawed in one manner or another

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Sports, Were It Within My Power on February 4, 2024 by LSomerbyCooke.
Major League Baseballs

Baseball HOF Voting — Just a bit outside!

The powers-that-be in Major League Baseball should do something to make baseball’s Hall of Fame voting sensible and fair.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Sports, Were It Within My Power on February 4, 2024 by LSomerbyCooke.
Aerial View Of Major League Ballpark

Look Up

With the significant calendar flip freshly behind us, I thought not so much about resolutions but instead about what one simple thing we might embrace to help us get on solid footing and make our collective 2024 be all it can be. Looking up.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Relationships, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on January 1, 2024 by LSomerbyCooke.
Lone Man Looking Up

A Holiday Huddle: Siri, Alexa, Briana, Cortana, and Bixby Dish on … Us!

A Holiday Huddle: Siri, Alexa, Briana, Cortana, and Bixby Dish on Humans.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Way of Life on December 19, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.
A Christmas tree inside a glass ball
Transparent glass Christmas ball in snow

Channeling Andy Rooney

Socrates nailed it when he famously said, “All I know is I know nothing.” I couldn’t agree more. There are bunches of stuff in life I don’t understand.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on November 15, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.
Cartoon Image Featuring The Phrase "I Don't Understand" In Bold

Losing a Childhood Hero — Frank Howard

It’s tough to lose a childhood hero. Perhaps even more so when, in your mind’s eye, they are — or were — viewed as indestructible. To lose a childhood hero is to lose a bit of your childhood itself.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Sports, Way of Life on November 3, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.
Scoreboard

Happiness Is A High School Reunion

A 50-year high school reunion is a magical event for a zillion reasons.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Relationships, Way of Life on October 11, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.
A Group Of People Watching The Sunset

That’s Mighty Neighborly Of You

The value of good neighbors can’t be overstated. They convey the calmness that comes with someone always having your back who also makes your life just a little bit richer.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Relationships, Way of Life on September 24, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.
A Row Of Colorful Mailboxes

Missing The Troubadour

More than four decades ago, I was introduced to Jimmy Buffett’s music. I quickly came to understand the appeal of this incredible, timeless storyteller.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Neck of the Woods, Way of Life on September 21, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.
A Row Of Colorful Mailboxes

Porches and Hummingbirds

Two of my favorite things — porch sittin’ and watching hummingbirds do their thing in the Appalachians …

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Neck of the Woods, Way of Life on September 9, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.
Two vibrant hummingbirds resting on a branch

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