FRANKLYN C. THOMAS

The Yankees in the playoffs over the last 20 years has been the most reliable indicators of Fall for me, right up there with the changing...

Happy Fall, ladies and gents, and welcome to the 38th month of 2020. It’s not a stretch to say that this has been an odd year, and “odd”...

Hey everybody! Welcome back for a new month on the hit show, “Adventures in Quarantine!” As the COVID-19 outbreak rages on for a fifth...

Hey guys, I’m back! The days are getting shorter, the leaves are changing colors, and the are has a chilly bite to it. That can only...

It seems that winter may have finally been put to bed this year. Cherry blossoms bloom, chirping birds wake you up. Temperatures creep...

Another year, another early playoff exit. I get it. I do. The Yankees weren’t quite ready. There were a couple of teams out there that...

Four for five years ago, I joined the Sledgehammers, a co-ed rec league softball team in Vancouver. I didn’t have a team that year, and...

Aside from the freezing temperatures, the icy roads, the short daylight hours, and the intermittent snow, rain, and hail (seriously,...

And in the end, the Baby Bombers ran out of gas, and the Yankees’ magical playoff run comes to an end. It’s crazy to me that this team...

Hey all, it’s catch-up time once again! The last month and change have been pretty productive, so it’ll be good to give you guys an...

I’m not normally a summer writer. Historically, June, July, and August are slow months for that, likely a carryover from the days when I...

With what happened in Charlottesville, a progress report seems... inappropriate.

I’m starting to realize that I’m not a summer writer. It’s hard to keep my butt in the chair when there’s so much to do outside! The air...

Opening Day in Major League Baseball is upon us. Summer is coming! Baseball is the first love of my life. I fell in love with the game...

It’s amazing that in the space of a month, we’ve gone from the sure signs of an enduring, Game of Thrones style winter, to the first...