Mist rises from the river this morning, following it downstream in ghostlike fashion. It shimmers in the sunlight, mimicking the current’s eddying motions. The moisture particles of which clouds are made split the light into a thousand different shades of mauve. A mourning dove scurries across the gravel lot across the way, and flies up […]

Reality is a powerful thing. Sooner or later, even those who for whatever reasons suspend their disbelief in the unlikely or the impossible will get jarred back to it. Last week brought the news that much-beloved professional wrestler Chief Jay Strongbow had died at age 83. But his obituary bore some information which had to […]

There is an easy assessment of the National Basketball Association when it comes to its talent level: It’s weak and possibly becoming weaker. Any fan who watches an NBA game lately will see athletes who are professional by name, but their gameplay will say otherwise. Professional basketball games are filled with bad shooting and a […]