Four days prior, Mr. Aaron had tied Babe Ruth’s career homer record of 714. And now, here it was — April 8, 1974 — and the Braves were appearing on Monday Night Baseball with a game against the Dodgers. Pitching for the Dodgers was their #44, Al Downing. Aaron, coincidentally, was the Braves’ #44. This… Continue reading Move Over Babe, Here Comes Henry
hopped off of the school bus — I had to take the bus because junior high (middle school) was in Blencoe, a town of two hundred people about 8 miles south of Onawa — and began the several-block walk home in the cool spring air blanketed with warm sunshine. I could see, about three blocks… Continue reading On April 4, 1974, I had just cheerfully …
I’m always wary about declaring victory (being a Husker football fan, I’ve found that I can never that victory is certain until the end of the game!). But I think our clash with winter is over — here, but not around the country yet by any means. Y’all out there in California had quite a… Continue reading Spring Has Sprung!
” … the more it stays the same .” At least that’s how I remember the phrase. The rock group RATT used that phrase in a song from an album in around 1984. That was the year I graduated from UNL and found my way to Schenectady, NY, to work for GE and meet the… Continue reading The more life changes …
Blessings exist all around us. There are few joys greater than having your four – year – old grandson reach up to hold your hand when crossing an icy road because he’s worried about ME falling… Or when your just – turned – eight grand daughter asks me if I’d like to play chess with… Continue reading This is why ..
Excerpt from Joel Schnoor’s new book, “Saving Arapahoe.”
According to the Michael J. Fox foundation, RBD (REM Sleep Behavior Disorder) can be an early warning sign of PD. RBD may include things like violent body movement, nightmares / disturbing dreams, and/or not even reaching the deep sleep level. I’m in my 25th year since being diagnosed at the age of 38. I honestly… Continue reading RBD and PD
I am listening this morning to some of Beethoven’s Sonatas as performed by Artur Schnabel. He’s really quite good. He started off with Moonlight Sonata. Beethoven named this “sonata quasi una fantasia,” and it was his 14th piano sonata, Op. 27, No. 2, written in C# Minor. What a beautiful piece of music to wake… Continue reading Moonlight
You know, I’ve got a lot of respect for Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. One could tell right away, very early on in his career, that Josh Allen was going to be something special — and he is indeed. And honestly, even after last night’s game, I can say that I believe that the… Continue reading KC and Buffalo
Just got back last night from a trip to Portland, OR for a visit regarding “my” clinical trial … which really belongs to a few dozen of us who remain on this exciting Abbvie-951 clinical trial. The product — which I think is now called “pro duodopa”– is available in England as of last week..… Continue reading Reading, Writing, and ‘Rithmatic