The World According to joeblack

This blog is my opinion and does not represent the opinion of any corporation, association, or other entity. Even my family will disavow affiliation or complicity with my opinions from time to time. It is also original material that I have composed although it may be published elsewhere.

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Sportsmanship: Is it lost?

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  Sportsmanship. What is it? Better yet, what isn’t it? I can remember being appalled at a crowd that cheered when a player for the other ...
Sunday, February 18, 2024

The Road Less Traveled

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“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”   That line, the most famous ...
Saturday, February 10, 2024

3 AM Friends

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  I saw an old friend recently. Lonnie Hawkins is one of the few people I graduated from high school with that I’ve stayed in touch with. I’...
Saturday, February 3, 2024

Athlete at any age

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  I have never had any qualms talking about the candles on my birthday cake. It looks like a bonfire. 70 is a bunch. It doesn’t bother me. ...
Monday, January 29, 2024

What does it take?

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  To understand part of this story, you probably need to understand what my office looks like. Well, it’s not really an office like you migh...
Saturday, January 20, 2024

Helicopter Moms

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  I found myself derisively using the term “Helicopter Mom” recently. Let me explain. Every week day at 7 AM, we open the doors to Total R...
Monday, January 15, 2024

What might have been

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  I’ve been thinking about my Dad lately. I wasn’t sure why but then I realized that January was the month of his birth and of his death. I ...
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