Frank Lane, a long-ago baseball exec who loved to make trades, is said to have even swapped a player for a box of cigars. “But,” Lane was careful to point out, “They were very good cigars.” Lane comes to mind because the end of July marks baseball’s annual trading deadline. Teams make last-minute deals to […]
“Life is the sum of all your choices.” ~ Albert Camus Yesterday was the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, and it brought to mind a chilling story that is told of evacuations. When the forecasters decide that a strong storm is drawing near, local authorities will order an evacuation, and workers go from […]