Back in 1974 I spent a sabbatical year taking various types of art courses at the college where I first began my teaching career. The strongest pull on my interest was sculpture even though I had never built anything at all with my hands. I had always very much admired the works of Michelangelo. Over…

The few days back American baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day, #42 to honor the first Black major league baseball player. Most folks have heard about Jackie but many do not know how truly amazing he was, as a person, ballplayer, and American citizen. Although I was never really a baseball player, I grew up fully…