Monthly Archives: October 2012

With all the disruption caused by Hurricane Sandy, it’s nice to reflect on the beauty of our visit to the Arizona Fall League last week.  We left our Peoria Javelinas with an 11-4 record sitting comfortably in first place, and … Continue reading →

In this age of fast and faster, Sandy is already a Wikipedia entry.  You might say those of us who have a vested interest in the Jersey Shore have this image emblazoned in our heads along with the first “oh … Continue reading →

Our daughter and son-in-law, together with their four daughters, live in Bergenfield, NJ, a nearby town in Northern New Jersey.  Most of us are without power today, its resotration uncertain, and there is widespread damage from downed trees.  They were … Continue reading →

We decided better safe than sorry today and hung close to our Bergen County apartment rather than ride it out at our shore place.  It has been a protracted calm before the promised storm tonight in the North Jersey/NYC region.  … Continue reading →

Why do people stay in the face of Mother Nature’s fury rather than flee?  Perhaps it’s the thrill seeking.  Or those who say they moved to the Shore to experience mother nature, and a storm of historic proportions is magisterial … Continue reading →

  Hurricane Sandy is promising to pack a punch, and only Mrs. Fatima knows for sure how things will turn out, but she’s not available for comment.  The forecast is ominous, and ironically Sandy is due to hook sharply to … Continue reading →

No doubt the Talking Stick has great anthropologic significance to the people of Arizona, but it is also a great metaphor for a baseball bat that appeals to all persons indigenous to the sport.  It was so pretty at Salt … Continue reading →

  Yes – that’s a ball in my right pocket I’m checking, just to remind me to have it signed by Zach Collier #4 – a sleeper prospect I’m counting on seeing in Clearwater for Spring Training.  I was roaming … Continue reading →

  Mesa, AZ is proud home of Hohokam Park, the site where the Chicago Cubs play in the Cactus league in the spring.  In the fall it’s the home park for the Mesa Solar Sox, whom our Javelinas beat 8-2 … Continue reading →

Won’t make it to the Stadium today.  It’s my one planned day to attend special sessions and CE at the American Academy of Optometry.  I’ve been invited to meet with leaders of the Autism community in Phoenix prior to the … Continue reading →