Aaron and Josh joined me on the day-trip visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. I’ve been to the museum more times than I can count and always find the experience thought-provoking.
Yesterday was no ...
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Metaphor for Life
"We have lost the ability to create metaphors for life,” wrote painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser. These words are written in Martin Schleske’s phenomenal work, The Sound of Life’s Unspeakable Beauty. Schleske is a German luthier, creating ...
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200 Minutes
To help kickoff National Play Catch Week, I played catch at CY Sports Center for 200 minutes.
And, for 200 minutes, while I played catch, Rance Burger told stories behind a mostly effective L-screen.
Thoroughly prepared with ...
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With-ness
In second grade, I played catch against the brick wall of a church across the street. I wore a George Brett t-shirt and a Royals hat and striped tall socks, imagining that I was playing for my favorite team with every throw. On one play, I ...
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National Play Catch Week – Marathon Game of Catch
It is official: A Year of Playing Catch is available for pre-order!
Robert Benson, author of The Game: One Man, Nine Innings & a Love Affair With Baseball, wrote this endorsement, “This book is a gem like baseball itself — everyday, ...
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