Advanced age brings its own rewards, even as it reminds us there’s more behind than there is ahead. As we embark on yet another lap… Read more “EARLY MEMORIES OF A LIFE IN SPORT”
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MEET THE AUTHOR
Over her 40 years of teaching, Madame Elzbieta Reavis was one of the most beloved teachers at two Sacred Heart Academies in St. Louis: City House (1955-1968)… Read more “MEET THE AUTHOR”
DON’T RUN UPSTAIRS WITH THE SCISSORS, THROW THEM TO YOUR BROTHER: LIFE WITH A POLISH MOTHER
I could see the ball ripple through the bevel-edged glass of our front door as two boys, about my age, were out front playing a game… Read more “DON’T RUN UPSTAIRS WITH THE SCISSORS, THROW THEM TO YOUR BROTHER: LIFE WITH A POLISH MOTHER”
CHRISTMAS MEMORY CLOSE TO HEART
‘Tis the season again when families gather around a hearth and a tree, forgiving past slights while holding close memories that linger like the woody aroma of… Read more “CHRISTMAS MEMORY CLOSE TO HEART”
JOHNNIE JAMESON – LA LEGACY RUNNER
When the 33rd Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon goes off this Sunday morning, among the 24,000+ lining up outside Dodger Stadium for the 26.2 mile jaunt to… Read more “JOHNNIE JAMESON – LA LEGACY RUNNER”
WHY PEOPLE START RUNNING
Every religion has its Creation story. All runners do, too. And while most very fast runners generally had their beginnings on organized track teams in school or… Read more “WHY PEOPLE START RUNNING”
FATHER’S DAY 2016
Father’s Day. Far as I know, I never became one, but I sure had one to remember. The pictures I cherish of Pop aren’t ones of forced… Read more “FATHER’S DAY 2016”
IN THE BEGINNING
The same day I drove into Boston in a white, right-hand drive post office van, Richard Nixon was flying out of Washington D.C. in a green Marine… Read more “IN THE BEGINNING”
FAMILY DINNERS
It is a long-lost tradition in these frenetic, more individualized times, but in days of yore families came together to eat dinner as a unit. In… Read more “FAMILY DINNERS”
PASSING OF A HERO
An ArmoryTrack.com news release has informed us that two-time Olympic high jump medalist John Thomas of Brockton, Massachusetts passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at the age of 71. A soft-spoken… Read more “PASSING OF A HERO”
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