Regarding the topic at hand, there is a passage I would like to quote first. It comes from "The Enemy" (2004), one of the novels in the series featuring the truly compelling protagonist Jack Reacher, written by Lee Child—an author whose work I love and read avidly. It is a conversation Jack Reacher has with a certain woman. "I have to go to Paris," I said. "Paris, Texas?" she said. "Or Paris, Kentucky, or Paris, Tennessee?" "Paris, France," I said. "The Enemy" by Lee Child (p

Early one morning in early autumn 2013, I was visiting the United States and leisurely driving north on State Route 99 in the Oklahoma countryside, heading for the house of a great man who had lived a turbulent life. After about an hour of driving, I came to a four-way intersection, turned left, and entered State Route 51. After driving for a while, I came across a large sign announcing that the road had a nickname: Jim Thorpe, the name of the man who lived in the house I wa

Since this year’s MLB schedule ended, several new managerial and coaching appointments have been announced. Some of these announcements have been what I consider to be rare or bold, such as Kurt Suzuki being named the new manager of the Los Angeles Angels and Tony Vitello being named the new manager of the San Francisco Giants. Kurt Suzuki, who played as a catcher in the major leagues for 16 years, retired in 2022, only three years ago, and he's still young at 42. It's fair