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What about that hole?
Is somebody trying to corner the world’s amount of hole? Something’s happening. For example, take the little holes on a button-down collar. It’s a real chore to try to get them buttoned or unbuttoned. The hole is too small. Somebody’s stealing hole. Just be alert.... -
Of pigskins and down-home dialect
Now, where was I? Oh yes, I was telling you about my moment of glory in football. We were leading somebody, might have been Gordo, about 85 to 0 with five minutes left in the game. “All right, Sanders. Go in.” I was a right end, 6-2, 150 pounds. We kicked off. Some... -
A salute to benchwarmers
Here’s a salute to the benchwarmers of every team in the country, from high school to the pros. They go unnoticed while the stars get all the publicity. That’s OK for Saturdays and Fridays, but all through the week, we benchwarmers do just as much as they do –... -
This old house
I’m sitting here on the front porch of the old house. It’s about eight o’clock on a late summer morning, nice and cool here on the west-facing porch. I say “old.” Heck, it’s not that old. I can remember when it was built, when I was about nine years old. It was a nice...