by James Heflin | Jun 11, 2012 | Ten Gallon Liberal
After learning a lot about the 1769 transit of Venus via Mark Anderson’s fine book The Day the World Discovered the Sun, I enjoyed immensely the sudden sky-clearing that enabled me to run into the front yard and hastily set up binoculars and a pad of paper to...
by Sitting On The Baby | Jun 11, 2012 | Sitting On The Baby
… when you’re walking back from bringing Son A to the bus stop and you see Son B waiting in the middle of your street armed with his tae kwon do belt and two Nerf swords. As you approach he tosses you one, assumes a defensive position, and you have a...
by Free Sport | Jun 11, 2012 | Free Sport
At its simplest, sports games are a series of moments. A fast ball to home plate. A face-off in the red zone. A 35-yard field goal attempt. Most times, the action of these moments are rendered insignificant by successive plays. But other times, these moments have a...