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Was that a warning of some sort when that crow swooped low, inches above my head to let out a shriek? Just how did I get to this spot, on this straight road leading me onto the hazy, distant horizon? There’s 12 black birds glaring down from the wire, and another solemnly sitting atop a…
The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161 to 180 A.D. Aurelius is renown for being the ideal wise leader whom Plato called the “philosopher king.” His book, Meditations (from which By George has often quoted), has inspired leaders for centuries because of its timeless wisdom about human behavior. Here are 10 rules, as prescribed…
A Prelude: Mounting Condemnation for CCP Misleading the World on Coronavirus More than one hundred senior political figures and China experts from around the world signed the open letter describing the CCP’s role in allowing the virus to spread beyond Wuhan. Part 1: PM Trudeau Has No Comment In Ottawa, as the cries for a…
Here are the top ten baseball players of the last 50 years (1970-2020) as selected by the fans in the By George Journal dugout. First, the honourable mentions go to Gary Carter, Thurman Munson, Mike Schmidt, Kirby Puckett, Rod Carew, Miguel Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez, Carlton Fisk, Joe Morgan, Don Mattingly, Rickey Henderson and pitching greats…
By George Journal consulted 10 reliable baseball sources to tabulate their respective selections for the best players of all time – and here are those magnificent players… The 10 sources used for this tabulation are The Baseball Almanac, Baseball Reference, MLB Rank, ESPN, The Score, Britannica, Bleacher Report, Ranker.com, Stadium Talk, and Line Ups. First,…
There is perhaps no finer writer on the subject of baseball than sportswriter Thomas Boswell. In his brilliant book “How Life Imitates the World Series” Boswell does an admirable job of defining the attractiveness of the game. It’s a priceless description. Baseball constitutes a small, but fundamental, province of the American mind, a backwater of…
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By George is pitching 10 memes to you so that you might drive these memorable quotes out of the park in your next sports post. Share the memes by right-clicking on the images; save them to your computer or copy them right into your email or social media post. Swing away… Chris George provides reliable…
In their best-selling book Home Game, writer Roy MacGregor and goaltender great Ken Dryden comment on the bonds of our quintessentially Canadian game. It’s a superb introspective of what is central in our Nation’s pysche! Here are a few snippets from the introduction and the book’s first chapter entitled, “The Common Passon”: “Hockey…
Since the holidays I had the pleasure of re-reading one of the very finest books ever written about the game of hockey – The Game, written back in 1983 by the storied Montreal Canadian’s goaltender Ken Dryden. The subtitle to this book is A Thoughtful and Provocative Look at a Life in Hockey –…
In Home Game, Roy MacGregor and Ken Dryden opine on the difference between Canada’s and America’s national games. It’s a striking contrast of the two sports: Baseball is America’s game. It is planned and orderly, the action starts and stops, and every next moment seems a brand new chance. Effort matters; skill matters more. Time…
There is perhaps no better month of the year for Canadian sports fans than April. This is the glorious time of year when the puck drops on the NHL playoffs and fans enjoy the first pitches of the baseball season. However, this year, like all things in life, it appears April has been cancelled. The…
In order to be a dynamic, sustainable national entity, a country’s people must have shared values, perspectives, and experiences. A country’s peoples must know and understand certain common things – whether they be moments in time, or iconic images that stir a common passion. In Canada our sense of national identity has become blurred through…
The 2010-2011 hockey season for the George boys has officially ended. And admittedly, this week we have all been living in denial… we still hold out hope that, just maybe, in the days ahead we’ll see the inside of a rink again. Maybe the boys will get a chance to lace up… The photo is…
no brass bands needed — no smoke, no bullshit. HONESTY – a good dose. we looked into the dark and laughed; placed men’s frailties into the spotlight no pretensions. two of us, seeking those things we fear and outing them, exposing them with unfettered honesty. – Chris George March 1986
I am wondering what craziness is sitting in a room watching the clock digits change smoking and coughing on my smoke as my eyes water from the clouds exhaled thinking of food when I realize I’ve gotten too big for my own stature delaying the work if front of me by doing every possible thing to…
flung, head over heels, as if you’re catapulted by your own convictions lights flash by you – memories blurred afterthoughts; there is no way you can concentrate at this speed relax: you’re in this for the ride now no choice in the matter no way to get off; there is anticipation of when you’ll skid…
We have had a lot of fun at By George sharing punny material through the past week. We received a great many memes through email and here are our top 10 – and we thank all our followers who participated in our antics!! Join us at the By George Journal on Facebook and Twitter….
In Memory of Frank Day friend, decent human being time dies; flesh rots memories are the life everlasting “to pass away” from sight? from the senses? time will deny us this but cannot transcend the grey cells that turn back the hands of the clock and given people, places, things an immortality. as time ages,…