The Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is an extraordinary book. It is a difficult book to read but at the end renews faith in people and inspires in a unique and authentic manner.
Category: Just for fun
Teaching pitching and a really great mom
It was a warm summer evening. My son’s little league team was playing a team from the next town over. Our team was from Burton, Ohio and we were coached by a very talented coach, Mike, whose son was a gifted pitcher. The opposing team was coached by a middle-aged mom, a really nice lady…
Time in grade
I am a United States Marine. I earned the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor in 1981 in the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island, South Carolina. OPEN DISCLOSURE: My service was unremarkable and I stand in awe of my brothers and sisters who have defended us in the years since but, I did get some…
The Cincinnati Bengals made it to the Show!
I am glad to see the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl. I remember their game against the 49ers in 1989. I was watching on a little, 5-inch, black and white television in the machine shop at Chase Bag Company in Chagrin Falls. One question about which I am a tad riled, Cleveland people are wondering…
Goodbye Gambler!
Thunder ripped across the darkened skyline as the bearded gentleman walked down the path. It was dark but in the distance he could see lights and, far out on the horizon, a beautiful dawn, one far different from any he had seen before. Just ahead was a gate. It was tall, with lighted poster cabinets…
Impromptu Rifle Range and lessons learned!
I enlisted in the United States Marine Corp in 1981 and did my boot at the legendary Parris Island Recruit Depot in South Carolina, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Platoon 3033. Over the course of eleven weeks I learned what it means to be a United States Marine. We worked out physically, mastered the basics required…