The author says his young son, adopted from South Korea, occasionally burps and says thank you but otherwise is doing all right.

I think I should be allowed to be only fair, or even mediocre, for a while.

The pitching coach was bugged by the author's technique because he had never seen anyone do it before, and besides, it wasn't the coach's idea.

The author emphasizes the importance of self-forgetfulness when his statistics were marred by a bad outing. He forgot all of that outing to such an extent that he quipped, "What was my name?

Front offices are more interested in players that are far than players that are near.

The older they get, the better they get when they were younger

High school games would just as big a deal to me as any major league game.

While aloofness might fascinate others and makes them respect you, it will never allow for intimacy and profound relationships.

If all it took was someone proclaiming I believe Jesus Christ and that he died for my sins, and that was all there was to it, people wouldn't have to keep coming to church, would they.

Next time you wish to feed me poison, warn me first," Loor demanded. (The Merchant of Death)

I think we are all exhausted by, and sick of, Donald Trump.

There appears to be no space outside the panoptican of commercial barbarism and casino capitalism.

Last night I walked clear down to Times Square & just as I arrived I suddenly realized I was a ghost - it was my ghost walking on the sidewalk.

Fear holds us back. Fear or love. That's all there is. We make all our decisions based on these two things.

At least Donald Trump is not politically correct; he's not so concerned about rehearsing and focus grouping every statement he makes and that's one of the reasons I supported him.

Seek more opportunities to put more love in the world.

If you want to deal with me, email is the way you do it. Working via email means that everything I do is searchable. I can go back and check out discussion threads from more than 15 years ago.