"You're getting old, you know. And you should have one more adventure before you die," she said. "And find a woman and fall in love." Before I die, I thought. I'm not even close. I think I'm in love with you, rattled around in my addled brain. That was back in the summer of 2009, seventeen … Continue reading Before You Die
Tag: Jack Jabbour
Fall Frenzy 2024: The MLB Playoffs
"Fall Frenzy" began in the fall of 2020 - the worst year ever. It was a marketing ploy by Major League Baseball to drum up interest in the playoffs after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown in the spring. The season had been shortened to sixty games, beginning in late July. Recall, games were then played with … Continue reading Fall Frenzy 2024: The MLB Playoffs
The BASEBALL 100: a review
The BASEBALL 100 is a book by Joe Posnanski, my brother's favorite baseball writer. Brother Jack gifted me the book last Christmas. I just finished it and will say this: The Baseball 100 might have to move into my top five books' list. Of all time! Because it checks all the boxes of what makes a book … Continue reading The BASEBALL 100: a review
Jack’s Service
"Almost no one wore black to Jack Joseph Jabbour’s memorial service. Instead, the rows of New Hope Church on Friday were filled with family and friends — some smiling, some weeping — wearing bright colors... — Read on http://www.postindependent.com/news/before-i-say-ta-ta-for-now-new-castle-honors-jack-jabbour-with-a-celebration-of-life/ Front page, above the foldSo that's my brother Jack. We (the family) had a second service … Continue reading Jack’s Service
Jack’s Eulogy
My brother Jack was sweet, gentle, and kind. He was two years older than me--born at the close of summer in 1947 at Bolling Air Field in the District of Columbia. Which is not to say he didn't get angry - he did. However, I think, that he thought it was a sin to show … Continue reading Jack’s Eulogy
Toppling Over: a poem
I've begun to restructure this blog. Under the title GREAT DEBATE is now a menu with links to the major categories I write about. [(Ha, ha, or lol? Psych-girl, two sessions ago, pointed out to me that I have "a tendency to categorize everything.") She's right. She usually is.] So far I've listed two. There … Continue reading Toppling Over: a poem
Memorial Day Down By The River
This Memorial Day weekend found me experiencing time travel. In mid-March my long-time friend passed away. His daughter and son decided to have a service for him and his long-time partner on that national day of remembrance. Fitting. The "returning" celebration was held on the land they had lived on for decades. It is land … Continue reading Memorial Day Down By The River