As he lifted the razor, he thought about her. And as he pulled it across his scalp, he thought about her. He shaved down to stubble, making himself bald, the hair falling in globs on the floor. And all the while he thought about her.He thought about the happier times, like the night they met, at a high school dance in Canton, Ohio. They held each other close during a slow song. It was nice. But then that fast Prince tune came on, "Little Red Corvette," and he backed away because he was this macho football player, and macho doesn't do fast dances.
On a weekend when we impeached the president, lost a future speaker of the House and bombed a foreign country, it's comforting to know that certain stories remain unchanged.Ladies and gentlemen, the Detroit Lions.On Sunday, the Lions played their last home game of 1998, and they closed the local show by once again promising to do better next year. Of course, they promised that for this year. You see how this repeats.
Yes, sir. It's that time of year again. You open your door and on your porch is the entire sports world, singing its unique versions of popular Christmas carols. Such as ...Scott Mitchell sings ..."I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"I saw Bobby picking Charlie BatchAnd I knew my Detroit years were thruHe could have used me onceMaybe let me kick some puntsInstead I'm standing every weekWith a clipboard like a dunceI saw Bobby picking Charlie BatchAnd I knew that I would say good-byeOh, I wonder what you'll say
It's true, playing big-time college basketball can get you fame, money and lots of female admirers. But sometimes you're happy with a black eye."That was my proof that I was really on the team," says Michigan's Erik Szyndlar, who took an elbow from Robert Traylor in practice a few years ago, and got a shiner the size of Brazil. "My eye was so swollen, I couldn't see or read anything. But I was telling everyone, 'Robert Traylor gave me this!'"It showed people that I really did play for Michigan."
Mitch Albom writes about running an orphanage in impoverished Port-au-Prince, Haiti, his kids, their hardships, laughs and challenges, and the life lessons he’s learned there every day.
