Tag Archives: Sanford
Play Ball!
With Major League Baseball’s opening day looming, I unearthed some of my baseball-related blog posts from the past several years. Some of them have themes other than baseball, including forgiveness, redemption, racism, playing hooky, and why I was the best … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Baseball, Celery City, Drexel, Sanford, Tuffy Rhodes Bo Knows
Comments Off on Play Ball!
“That Stain Is On Our Soul”
As mentioned in the intro to this series, I woke up with a chip on my shoulder the morning following George Floyd’s death. I sat at my desk, ready to pick a fight with Sanford, Florida, though I only lived … Continue reading
Posted in Invisible Fist, Uncategorized
Tagged BLM, Celery City, Sanford
Comments Off on “That Stain Is On Our Soul”
Scaling Mount Dora
In the Navy My friend’s father, was a retired Naval aviator who had been stationed in, and later retired to the Central Florida town where I spent my high school years. The military base was later decommissioned and now known … Continue reading
Royal
When I was a sophomore in (the former ”white”) high school, my father shared a conversation he’d had at the local hospital, where he worked as a nurse. He had been told that Jackie Robinson had made his professional debut … Continue reading