How It Feels To Be An Umpire
Clare Briggs
Clare Briggs is a famous cartoonist who lived from 1875 to 1930. Poems by Wilbur Nesbitt.
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on Open Mic for the week of 9/16/2024WE FILED ALL OF THE PAPERWORK PROPERLY! I WROTE AN ESSAY ABOUT IT!!!
on Open Mic for the week of 9/16/2024Guess who married an undocumented immigrant but she was one of the good ones: https://www.lawyersgun…
on Is the Logjam About to Break?There's so much reason to be cheerful. I can't help but think that the undecided who're unwilling to…
on Is the Logjam About to Break?Which is also why I have said that no matter who wins in this election, we will be having these same…
on Is the Logjam About to Break?Which is why I think the headline of this post raises a question whose answer is "no." If I had to p…
on Weekend Plans Post: The Return to the OfficeIt's the week for it, I guess. We had scheduled for new siding to be put on the house THIS week, but…
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Clare Briggs: The Days of Real Sport: The Cherry Tree
September 20, 2024
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Clare Briggs: Isn’t it the Truth?
September 19, 2024
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Clare Briggs: When A Feller Needs a Friend
September 18, 2024
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Clare Briggs: Movie of a Man with a Mosquito Bite on his Ankle
September 17, 2024
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Read Ron Luciano’s books as a teenager, and, at least in the 1950 & 1960’s (and even adjusting for dramatic license) minor league baseball umpiring was indeed a rough and tumble business.Report