THESE ARE THE CHARACTERS FROM SCRIPTURE WHO REMIND ME OF MYSELF THE MOST I was wondering about this as of late; How I would answer if someone asked me this… “If you were a character fro…

The official team photo of the 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers. Photo courtesy of x.com WHAT DO I THINK THE DODGERS’ CHANCES ARE OF ACHIEVING WHAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN TWENT…

NOW THAT SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY OVER AND AUTUMN – ALSO KNOWN AS FALL – IS OFFICIALLY UPON US AS THE EQUINOX RECENTLY CAME, (Though you might not know it where I live in Southern Californi…

THE HIT HEARD ‘ROUND COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Desman Stephens II (#8) knocking Oregon QB Dante Moore (in white) out of the Trojans’ game with the Ducks. Photo courtesy of vcstar.com MY HUMBLE …

Angels celebrating after a recent win over the Minnesota Twins. Photo courtesy of x.com LOS ANGELES ANGELS – 2026 SEASON BY THE NUMBERS Final Record: 62-100, Fifth (and last) place in the Ame…

Image courtesy of amazon.com CELEBRATING THE FITIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MY – AND COUNTLESS OTHERS – ALL-TIME FAVORITE ALBUM The first album by an American artist to debut at #1 on the Billb…

Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, PA – considered the Mecca of youth sports. Photo courtesy of littleleague.org ONE IN AN ONGOING SERIES Sorry this is a little late, as it’s been nearly a…

THE ROSE BOWL: Home of my alma mater’s football team since 1982… TAKING A LOOK AT AN ARTIST’S RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE FOOTBALL STADIUMS OF SOME SO CAL COLLEGES WHO DO NOT SPORT FOO…

Joe Jackson, one of my favorite people in music. Photo courtesy of wsj.com EXPRESSING SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN’T REALLY TOLD ANYONE AS THIS IS THE MUSICIAN THAT I COUNT AS ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FA…

A shot of the new World Trade Center in New York City, with the searchlights depicting where the original Twin Towers were… A FEW PERSONAL RECKONINGS REGARDING WHAT WAS ARGUABLY THE NUMBER ON…

Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua (#17) chatting with quarterback Matthew Stafford (#9) and other teammates during a game. Photo courtesy of nytimes.com LOS ANGELES RAMS – 89th SEASON, 59th (over…

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (#10) in the huddle with his offense. Photo courtesy of chargers.com LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – 67th SEASON, 11th (overall) IN LOS ANGELES 2025 Record: 11-6, s…

The official team photo of the 2026 Los Angeles (should be California) Angels. Photo courtesy of facebook.com RECKONINGS OF THIS HUMONGOUS DEVELOPMENT THAT ANGEL FANS HAVE LONG BEEN WAITING FOR If …

Terry Tumey – the former UCLA defensive great from the Bruin glory days of the 1980s who has extensive athletic director experience and who I feel would be PERFECT for the UCLA job! Photo cou…

The most important book ever written… PERSONAL LAMENTS REGARDING MY STRUGGLES AS A BELIEVER IN JESUS AND HOW I SEE MYSELF AS FAILING IN MY WALK WITH HIM TOO MUCH OF THE TIME WITH ALL THE SINN…

Nice shot of the UCLA captains heading for the field for the pregame coin flip! Photo courtesy of alumni.ucla.edu UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA) BRUINS – 108th SEASON 2025 Recor…

Former USC standout Makai Lemon (#6) and current Trojan QB Jayden Maiava (#14) during a game vs Northwestern at the Coliseum last season. Photo courtesy of ocregister.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CAL…

A COMPLETE, ONCE-AND-FOR ALL EPIPHANY REGARDING MY LIFE BEING MAINSTREAMED WHILE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM I’ll do my best to make this as precise as I can… A few weeks ago on one of this …

An overhead shot of the longtime home of the Dodgers. Photo courtesy of x.com MY TIMES VISITING WHAT HAS BEEN LONG CONSIDERED ONE OF THE ICONIC PALACES OF BASEBALL AND SPORTS IN GENERAL, WHICH I HA…

I would very much like to live at a place like this, it looks quite peaceful. Photo courtesy of x.com JUST TODAY (as of this writing), I FOUND OUT ON FACEBOOK THAT AN OLD COLLEGE ACQUAINTANCE OF MI…

An unofficial team photo of So Cal’s newest franchise, the Los Angeles Queens of the WPBL. Photo courtesy of reddit.com STRAIGHT OUT OF “A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN” THE WOMEN’S P…

USC defenders pursuing a Notre Dame player in South Bend… TROJANS AND FIGHTING IRISH BRING BACK A CENTURY-YEAR OLD GRIDIRON RIVALRY THAT IS AMONG THE GREATEST NOT ONLY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL, Bu…

RANDOM THOUGHTS REGARDING THIS ONGOING HEAT WAVE IN MY HOMETOWN OF LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA I’ll do my best to keep this brief, Because to be honest, there’s nothing that can…

AFTER I SAW: Reports from the Rams’ training camp at LMU in Westchester on the local TV news’ sports reports, and… Clips of new UCLA football coach Bob Chesney being interviewed a…

WHY I WANT TO CONTINUE MY TALE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE IDYLLIC COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN CANADA WHERE MY STORY IS SET In all honesty, There’s a simple reason why I want to write a sequel to my first…

The tools of this sport called softball… ONE SOFTBALL PERSON’S IMPRESSIONS OF THIS VERY YOUNG LEAGUE WHO HAS FINISHED ITS SECOND SEASON, AND AN ODE TO THE PLAYERS FROM HIS COLLEGE ALMA …

Unfortunately, I never got to have my picture taken in front of this most iconic sign… IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS MONTH… It has just came to me that exactly two decades ago, after nea…

NOW THAT THIS BIGGEST SPORTING EVENT ON THIS PLANET IS OVER AND A CHAMPION HAS BEEN CROWNED, HERE IS MY ONE AND A HALF CENTS ABOUT IT… First of all… Much congratulations to Spain for th…

A traditional illustration of summer… ANOTHER SET OF ILLUSTRATIONS FROM LITTLE OLD ME COMEMORATING THE SUMMER SEASON, Particularly due to the recent heat waves in this country and in Europe, …

Image courtesy of patch.com   WITH ALL THE RECENT AND CURRENT – AND INEVITABLE, BEING THAT IT’S THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER – HEAT WAVES GOING ON IN EUROPE AS WELL AS THE U.S., …

Dalton Rushing (second from left) getting a soaking after driving in the winning run on July 6th. Photo courtesy of x.com LOS ANGELES DODGERS – 2026 SEASON TO DATE Current Record: 61-36, firs…

Mike Trout (#27) leading the Angels in a post game handshake after a win. Photo courtesy of roundtable.io LOS ANGELES ANGELS – 2026 SEASON TO DATE Current Record: 38-59, fifth (last) place in…

I REALLY DON’T LIKE CLICHES, BUT… THESE TWELVE YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PERSONAL BLOG HAVE TRULY GONE BY LIGHTNING FAST, AS IT WAS EXACTLY A DOZEN YEARS AGO TODAY (as of this writing)…

A PERSONAL VISIT TO VARIOUS BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL GAMES ON VARIOUS LEVELS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, FEATURING VARIOUS TEAMS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA AND PAYING HOMAGE TO THE GAME(S) THAT I HAVE CONS…

Image courtesy of 1069thefox.com Contrary to what people may possibly be thinking right now, And to be brutally honest, This is NOT necessarily a “HOORAY!” type of post giving odes abou…

Photo courtesy of upi.com MY ONE AND A HALF CENTS REGARDING THE WORLD CUP SOCCER WATCH PARTIES BEING HELD ALL OVER SO CAL Seems like these World Cup match watch parties held at bars, pubs, restaura…

THE STATE OF MY LIFE AS I MARK THE LAST YEAR OF MY FIFTIES AND ANOTHER TRIP AROUND THE SUN Before I go on, I want to make this crystal clear… I am very well aware that generally speaking, I a…

A guy doing what I have done for four decades. Photo courtesy of fire.lacounty.gov ADDING ANOTHER CANDLE ON MY BIRTHDAY CAKE, THE LAST ONE OF MY FIFTIES AS MY FIFTY-NINTH TRIP AROUND THE SUN BEGINS…

I’ve always like Santa Monica’s skyline, especially photos of it from Santa Monica Pier like this one! Photo courtesy of dreamstime.com FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (as of this writing), O…

HOW I HAVE APPROACHED HITTING WHILE PLAYING NEARLY FORTY YEARS OF PICK-UP SOFTBALL Not that it’s my intent to “toot my own horn”, But over nearly four decades of playing softball …

Image courtesy of foxsports.com FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 Dates: June 11th – July 29th Host Cities (United States): LOS ANGELES – SoFi Stadium, Inglewood Atlanta – Mercedes Benz Stadium…

I HAVE DECIDED THAT I DON’T WANT MY SANCTOPIA BOOK AND STORY TO BE A ONE-OFF THING; I AM GOING TO WRITE A SEQUEL TO THAT FIRST NOVEL OF MINE. “SANCTOPIA: The Odyssey and a Fulfillment&#…

UCLA’s Kiki Rice driving past USC’s Malia Samuels during one of their Crosstown Clashes. Photo courtesy of UCLAathletics.com BRUINS BEAT TROJANS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS IN TH…

BRIEFLY BRINGING UP TO SPEED HOW I’M DOING WITH REGARDS TO MY MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING I’ll just get right down to it – hopefully this won’t take too long&…

Santa Monica little leaguers observing Opening Day at Memorial Park. Photo courtesy of smll.com AN EXPLANATION OF WHY I HAVEN’T MADE WATCHING LITTLE LEAGUE GAMES A PART OF MY DIAMOND ODYSSEY …

MY OFFICIAL TRIBUTE TO TWO ICONIC BASEBALL MOVIES THAT ARE MARKING FIVE DECADES SINCE THEIR RELEASE, Including one movie that was – honestly and bluntly – the baseball bug (along with t…

THESE WERE JUST SOME OF THE MOVIES THAT WERE NOT ONLY HITS WHEN RELEASED DURING AMERICA’S BICENTENNIAL YEAR, THEY WERE MOVIES THAT PERSONALLY INFLUENCED ME IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER AS I VIVDLY R…

A member of the Galaxy (left) and LAFC (right) going for the ball during an El Trafico match. Photo courtesy of latimes.com CHECKING OUT HOW THINGS ARE GOING SO FAR WITH THE SO CAL SPORTS TEAMS WHO…

MY JUSTIFICATIONS AS TO WHY I RANKED THESE TOP THREE CLASSIC VILLIANS OF THE SCREEN THE WAY I DID I’ve had this conversation with various people – friends and acquaintances – rega…