Channeling Athena

Not happy with the shoes I bought from the no-names-mentioned mainstream retail shoe chain that is supposedly selling comfort first. Darn me for going against my philosophy to avoid cheap shoes (Why spend the money down the road at an orthopedist?) and focus on ones...

Clinton on thoughtful speech

Bill Clinton in The New York Times, “What We Learned in Oklahoma City” (15 years ago today): As we exercise the right to advocate our views, and as we animate our supporters, we must all assume responsibility for our words and actions before they enter a...

Elliptically speaking

Man, sometimes it’s all about the elliptical machine and taking a ride with Lenny Kravitz, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, Madonna and all the other artists who grace my iPod. Love wearing high heels, but a few days in a row and I start craving exercise...

Whitlock on the Masters

After touching on thoughts left over from last weekend’s Masters in my Game Plan column yesterday, this piece by Fox Sports’ Jason Whitlock made me pause and have a few “wish I’d written that” moments. For example: Rather than turn Tiger...

‘Masters’ of our hopes & dreams

I strive to write columns that are less reactionary, more original. But this week, I must confess it was the esteemed Rick Reilly of ESPN who prompted a thought and then a bit of a riff. He saw Phil Mickelson’s Masters win as a victory for women. I present an...