Well, the Tornadoes have reclaimed the top spot for at least a day. The last time lasted for exactly one day, so we don’t...
Archive - September 2020
We Demand to Expand!
Yesterday Rob Manfred announced that the expanded playoff field is probably not just a 2020 phenomena, but one that is likely to...
The perils of being ahead in civility
I learned yesterday that there’s a federal law against helping your father. This is the absolute truth. A lawyer told me...
Wind for the Win?
I received the following email late last night, with the request to pass it along, so here you go: Hello, EFL owners! I am the...
Charm’d, I’m sure
A couple of events this week have set me to thinking about the fundamentals of life. Here’s the latest one: I e-mailed my...
Fill in the Blank: On Alec Mills’ Day, _____________ is Slayed
Did you know there were two no-hitters thrown yesterday? I imagine you saw, or at least read about, the no-hitter thrown by Cubs...
Dragons Drive Away Kaline’s Kindness
We have a new leader atop the EFL standings this morning, but he is not too different from our previous leader (who stood atop...
Of Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs
It was the spring of 2001 and I was in the midst of a graduate course on the history of post-reformation Christianity. As someone...
The Cascadian Covenant Commences Convincingly…Congratulations!
Andre is married! At least, that is what the picture and Dave seem to indicate. And what better way to combat the awful fires...
The Fires This Time
Newberg did not burn to the ground yesterday, although there were some who thought it might. (Or so I am told — I spent...