With the presidential and vice-presidential debates just around the corner, this Humble Sky post from last year seems worthy of a second look … for laughs and consideration. [REPRINT — 11-5-19] Hypocrisy is dead. Good riddance, right? Except … the…
[REPOST FROM 6-28-16] EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: James Gates, Library Director, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY Safe to say, the National Baseball Hall of Fame is the dream destination of everyone who loves the game. A select few individuals are inducted;…
Short fiction by Stuart Greenbaum The black 4×4 pickup was rumbling along at 60-plus when it careened over the protective metal guardrail, gathering a solid two or three seconds of airtime. Mid-flight, the super duty Ford F-350 clipped a low…
Short fiction by Stuart Greenbaum Whether the act was impulsive or thoughtless is neither here nor there. As far as Jennifer was concerned, either excuse was indefensible. She saw the whole thing and, in her mind, it was an unseemly…
Do you have mixed feelings about the efficacy or timing of this month’s celebrated venture into space? You too might be unconsciously channeling the essence of mindfulness: “Wherever you go, there you are.” In other words, We can run but…
To recap, here is my top 10 list of emergent, essential to existential things I care about, and hope in some small way — through 350-plus Humble Sky essays published every Tuesday morning for the past six years — to…
A Short Story by Stuart Greenbaum As conceited as this sounds, I am Extraordinary. Literally, as in the word, the adjective. Still, I am the first to admit my hyperbolic brethren get overused and misused these days. With all lazy,…
The local animal control agency said to “Wish ‘em luck,” when we called for advice on the 11 ducklings hatched in our backyard. This was the first time in 30 years that a “hen” nested in a patch of soft…
Unlike Australia’s backwards flushing toilets, what goes around comes around. The country is moving forward with an unprecedented effort to stop Big Tech from dumping on local news media. The New York Times (4-21-20) reports the government down-under is mandating…
Vents, PPE, test kits, face masks, commonsense, there are so many things we need to deal effectively with Covid-19. There is another apparatus (invention?) that would contribute mightily to our safety and well-being now and, arguably, beyond the pandemic. Each…
