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Great to be with friends. Loyal friends. #Project365

  Mahopac High School. It all started here. I got to go home last night. I was back in Mahopac at the annual Jimmy Buffett party with the same core of friends that has attended every year since the early 90s. Save for a few years during COVID and a rare time when I couldn’t get there, I’ve been there for all of them. Last night was no different, save for the reality of age. Where I might have…

I try to avoid the cesspool #Project365

I liked the bird better The writer and fellow Mahopac High School graduate Jeff Pearlman quit X/Twitter today. He said he was on it for 16 years and, while he loved it at one time, he felt it had become “a cesspool of conspiracy theories and hatred.” He’s not wrong. But I also don’t talk politics out there and, believe it or not, mostly keep myself out of trouble. I tend to ignore attacks (even…

The longest two days of this tournament are over. #Project365

Stamford’s excellent pinstripe uniforms The longer days of tournament games are always the toughest and, yet, the most rewarding. Six games (a total of 42 innings) have gone by since Saturday morning. It’s mentally taxing to come up with things to talk about and still be engaging, especially in the games that aren’t as competitive. Lopsided scores have to be treated with respect because,…

Have a safe and happy Fourth. #Project365

It’s July 4. If you’re keeping track, our little ol’ US of A is 248 years old. Huzzah. It’s also the 85th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s speech. I’ve spoken so many times about what Gehrig has meant to me. He was a man of dignity, grace, power, and strength. He was fiercely loyal to his teammates, his parents, and his beloved wife Eleanor. He was everything that was great about athletes in that you…

There are roads you'll go down that will send you deep into the memory bank. This is one. #Project365

I’m watching the documentary Brats, looking back to the era of “The Brat Pack.” Directed by Andrew McCarthy, himself a member of “The Brat Pack” (like it or not), it examines the term and the impact it had on the actors who were lumped in that group. I’m watching it as I write, and there seems to be a feeling of resentment for the label, especially by McCarthy himself. For me, and likely…

This could be another one of those “Rob had a long day” posts. You know — out early, to the Renegades game, sat through a brief rain delay, and then did the public address announcing for the game. Then I moved on, ate lunch in Mahopac, and wasted time before heading to Mount Kisco for “The Clubhouse.” Now, I’m back home with more running around scheduled for tomorrow through Sunday. All of that…

Gotta get back in time. #Project365

No, not that kind of 21 (Paul O’Neill, of course) So there was a thing on the social interwebs recently about shoeing a picture of yourself at the age of 21. “Everyone tap in. Let’s see you at 21.” Stubborn fool that I am, I tend to avoid such trends and just enjoy them or watch them from afar. And yet… I stepped up into the attic last night to see what the photo albums I own might produce. Ah,…

Let's hope it's no big deal. #Project365

Mason and Lewis Streets, Greenwich, 2012 after Superstorm Sandy We’re supposed to have a pretty big storm before mid-day Monday. Rain, wind, mass hysteria, and so on. There’s at least a chance that power will be lost. We’ve been fortunate that we have not lost power in the Presidential Suite since we moved in. I think there might have been a brief loss of power once when I wasn’t here but Sean…