HACKALOOSKI REVISITED
“I learned to listen to an old man, who had been there, even though I didn’t think he knew much. ” ( Thomas Linne, 1984 ). This was a comment from one of my players after our team won The NAIA national championship. My son and I discussed how to advise his 10 year old…
THE FAMILY NAIA FRENCH OPEN
My Grandson just won the Family NAIA French Open . 2. Any event is okay. If you pick Men’s Singles, coaches continue the draft of the total field until you have selected SIX players for your team. 3. Once the tournament begins, your team gets one point for each match your six players win. The…
“GRAVEN IMAGES?”
2) “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents…
THE MAN ON HORSEBACK
“Where have you gone, Joe Dimaggio ? Our nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you.”
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTLESS
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTLESS I chose the history of football for my first term paper topic. Early 1950’s. FOOTBALL by Chuck Klosterman (2026 ) is available. He adds a lot to “kicking the head of the Dane.” Mr. Klosterman’s work is unique, well written, thorough, and entertaining. And frightening. He covers sports history, great players and…
APROPROS?
May 25, 2026–HAPPY 85TH, MR. DYLAN 1962 ? 2026 ? Come senators, congressmen, please heed the callDon’t stand in the doorway, don’t block up the hallFor he that gets hurt will be he who has stalledThe battle outside ragin’Will soon shake your windows and rattle your wallsFor the times, they are a-changin’ ***************** You fasten…
“…’BACCA,BBQ, BALL GAMES, AND BROWNBAGGIN’”
The recent video PICK UP YOUR BED AND WALK revisits Fike High School’s three state football championships. Russell Rawlings’ book, CYCLONE COUNTY, also explores this scene (Wilson, NC –late 1960’s ). I wrote PLAY IS WHERE LIFE IS about twenty years ago. The link below includes a chapter on Wilson and Eastern North Carolina,…
LUDDITE LITERATURE
LUDDITE LITERATURE I resisted the email, technology world that cropped up at the end of my coaching, teaching career. We moved to the beach just before winter. I had never cut on my college issued computer. High school typing class was in 1956. Health issues, injuries, age, weather chipped away at my physicality. I began…
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