Justice B.

Freelance journalist and ex-Ohio U. professor hosts of a baseball podcast titled "Talking Baseball!" and the cultural/political podcast Not! Angry Black Men

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“A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.” — Albert Einstein

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“You cannot fail to parent your children at home, then expect teachers to work miracles with them in the classroom.” — Unknown origin

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F*ck tipping - by Darnell Mayberry - Money Talks

@DarnellMayberry makes his steps into the tipping debate again. Do you agree with it? Read it and see if my friend’s position makes sense. To tip or not to tip? That is the question. https://t.co/0bUHcIuS0u

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⁦@DarnellMayberry⁩ makes a strong case for exploring homeownership. Property can create generational wealth, which is what Black people tend to take for granted. Read this blog on buying property.
Let's buy a house - by Darnell Mayberry - Money Talks https://t.co/VtnaggqzBf

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This is what happens when you hire a man with no experience in the dugout as your manager. This squeeze play made no sense, not with nobody out and two on.

Did bunt call squeeze Cleveland out of a win? Guardians breakfast - https://t.co/WmwwRJZkBA https://t.co/yzhdYjWnkM

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“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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@jeffpearlman Thanks, Jeff, for sharing this wonderful story. All of us in the trade have lessons that we need to remember.

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“It is a rare and difficult attainment to grow old gracefully and happily.” — Lydia Marie Child

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@jeffpearlman Poor ownership bled the soul out of SI. I quit reading it about a decade ago when the magazine stopped telling great stories such as the ones you wrote there. Sure, reader habits have changed, but, damn, I feel sorry for sports fans who never saw sports journalism at its best.

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With so many players opting out of bowl games, I’m wondering if it’s worth having as many as we do now. It’s hard to watch a game like Florida State and Georgia and not bemoan the sorry state of games like this one.

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“Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles.” — Walter Cronkite

The late news anchor was right, of course. I wonder what Cronkite would think of our country now that so many of its politicians have traded “principles” for power.

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“I never had the ambition to be something. I had the ambition to do something.” — Walter Cronkite

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“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time.” — Olympic sprinter Wilma Rudolph

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Just talked to a friend who’s in the Alaska status program. He told me Alaska will let me, a Diamond medallion, into its top-tier program immediately. I have a flight to JFK tomorrow, and I’ll talk to Alaska about joining its ranks. I’m looking for options to @Delta.

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I might reconsider my decision not to chase airline status in ’24. All of it depends on what @Delta decides to do when it reworks the horrific changes it announced for its status program. I'm waiting to hear what airline officials decide in fixing its money-grab.

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Voting opened in Ohio today, and I got there to cast my ballot. The state has some important issues to address. Abortion rights and the private use of marijuana are two of the. But the People’s Budget is a local one that Clevelanders should look at. I hope it passes.

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“Ego says, ‘Once everything falls into place, I’ll feel inner peace.’ Spirit says, ‘Find your inner peace and then everything will fall into place.’ ” — Author Marianne Williamson

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I hate to say this, but Colorado isn’t ready just yet for “Prime Time.” Now, it’s still early, but the Buffs have been unable to do anything against the Oregon Ducks.

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“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” — Author Paulo Coelho