Our beloved Pirates failed to make the playoffs this year but did secure a winning record for only the fifth time since 1993.  It took until...

Stop me if you've heard this before: It's been a strange season for the Pirates so far.  They've scored more runs than any other...

With the hot stove cooling, it's time for our family to make our annual predictions.  As usual, forecasts range widely.  As with last ye...

For my last book post about 2025 reading, I borrow a bending of the rules from my 2024 final post: I award both a fiction and non-fiction bo...

True confesh: I read several books in crime and spy novel series this year.  That usually indicates that I sought books that would provide a...

It seems like each year, I tweak the categories slightly to fit in all of the titles I want people to know about.  The Books of the Year are...

In 2025, I read a total of 35 books, five fewer than my record pace last year and seven ahead of my previous high in 2020.  (Sure, there are...