Your Daily Affirmation, from Brad Ausmus
Don’t be glum Don’t ask why Albuquerque’s just a 6th inning guy Don’t you fret Don’t you worry After the 7th, we’ll turn to Soria Don’t lose hope Just have faith — when It’s down to one inning, we’ll...
View ArticleFrom Gonfalon to Woebegone
From gonfalon To woebegone KC fans are crying like their fountain That James Shields A smorgasbord yields? A surprise (save Joe Buck) to no one. The Giant hill ace Has a fall ERA So small as to be...
View ArticleOde to an Awesome World Series
Instant Replay Eric Hosmer’s modified mullet MadBum casually firing bullets Superfans from South Korea The panicked look on Kelvin Herrera Phantom sighting of the Freak Plugging Aoki’s defensive leak...
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Rex Koko fan art!
One of the best parts of my author chat at the Beverly Arts Center on October 19 was meeting my host, Penny Bigelow Golden, and her 8-year-old daughter, Flannery. A stylish scamp, sporting a fedora and...
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Big Giveaway for Double Indignity
Hey all you kinkers and flatties out there! I’m trying to gin up a little flash for Double Indignity in the weeks before Christmas. So I’m going to wade into the waters of a book giveaway, like all the...
View ArticleBardball Gets a Shout-Out from the Chicago Tribune
Rick Kogan is probably my favorite journalist in Chicago. A wealth of information, a wry attitude, an engaging style, and always supportive of the goofy crap I try to make a living doing. He gave our...
View ArticleThe Best Measles Party Ever!!
YOU’RE INVITED TO KAYLEIGH’S MEASLES + BIRTHDAY PARTY The happy day has finally arrived! Our little jewel Kayleigh will be turning SIX YEARS OLD this month and we will be throwing a big party this...
View ArticleRIP to the Dog of Dogs
Nobody was there last night to lick the dishes in the dishwasher. Nobody was in the bedroom last night to trip over, or this morning to clean up after. Nobody needed to get encouraged down the stairs...
View ArticleEpic Review of the Whole “Rex Koko” Shebang
Okay, this fine writer gets it. Gets the whole Top Town vibe. I’ll also mention that I’ve known him for 35 years, went to high school with him, and lived with him for two years in college. None of...
View ArticleMy 2016 New Year’s Resolutions
1. Stop procrastinating! I will tackle simple tasks with gusto, and not waste weeks (or even a month) with indecision. 2. I will stop waxing nostalgic for eras in which I ever lived (eg., the 1940s),...
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