We were within one offense touchdown in the first half. It was just a matter of them wearing us out; read more

We were within one offense touchdown in the first half. It was just a matter of them wearing us out; out-sized and out-speed.

However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.

However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.

I've directed traditional operas and it's been wonderful. But despite all the work they require, operettas are just plain fun.

I've directed traditional operas and it's been wonderful. But despite all the work they require, operettas are just plain fun.

In 14 hours, I don't think there were 14 minutes about women. The first commercially viable music in the world read more

In 14 hours, I don't think there were 14 minutes about women. The first commercially viable music in the world were the blues women of the 1920s.

Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern read more

Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern town. Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines hidden under the weedy mass of years.

I don't know what we'd do if they go out of business.

I don't know what we'd do if they go out of business.

Finding parts for these old tractors is a challenge. Many steam engines were scrapped during World War II for scrap read more

Finding parts for these old tractors is a challenge. Many steam engines were scrapped during World War II for scrap metal,

They're doing it for one or two schools, like Wheeling Central because they are so big. I know what their read more

They're doing it for one or two schools, like Wheeling Central because they are so big. I know what their intent was, and some of them were reasonable and some were not, but I don't think they thought the operations of it through.

Home-court advantage and a bye sounds good to me. It definitely feels good to win games this late in the read more

Home-court advantage and a bye sounds good to me. It definitely feels good to win games this late in the season as opposed to when we started off rough.