At some point this year, I’m taking a trip to the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa. An 83-year old man near Akron, Ohio wants to play catch and connected with me through Bob, a reporter at The Beacon Journal. I’m in the process of ...
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Day #23
My first resolution of 2018 is to play golf with Dad at least once a month. With only a week remaining in January, we’re starting to cut it close for the first round of the year. A few of my clubs, however, desperately need new grips before ...
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Day #22
It felt necessary to play catch with a Royals friend today.
Today is the one-year anniversary of the death of Yordano Ventura.
We were in church when Josh (Day #16) told me the news about Yordano’s accident during the greeting time. I ...
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Day #21
Last night I dreamed I told my baseball-loving doctor friend in KC about my catch playing craziness. Her dream advice was simple, “Get to Florida.”
I think my family and my friend Aaron would be particularly fond of that advice. I’m not ...
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Day #20
My firstborn went with me for today’s game of catch. On the drive to the field, and on the way home, she asked me the hard questions about life after high school. This time next year she’ll be in her last semester. That is an ...
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