A friend of mine, known as Colin to most, was looking through
some old memorabilia a while back, when he came across some
stuff he wrote in third grade. We were in the same class, and our
teacher had us keep a book called "All About Me" where we
recorded a little bit about ourselves, to help us remember what we
were like. So Colin went through his third grade portfolio.

Some results:

Favorite Movie(s): Beat Street, Breakin'
Favorite Person (or Person I Most Admire or Hero or
something along these lines): Ty Cobb

I can't recall ever hearing about Beat Street or Breakin'.
Given that we were in third grade in the 80s, maybe they were
movies about break dancing. Who knows.

Colin mentions Ty Cobb, but he was pretty big into Reagan then, too.
But then, weren't we all in OC?
(With the sole exception of John Barber, the only kid who raised his
hand in support of Alan Cranston.) I mean, where else did kids
run home to catch the Rush Limbaugh Show or regularly
refer to Clinton as "Slick Willy"?

For the record, here's a quote from old uncle Ty:
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea,
and mollycoddles had better stay out. It's a struggle for supremacy,
survival of the fittest."

Ya gotta love old Mr. Cobb.

And as it is in baseball, so it also is in the larger world of sports--
a struggle for supremacy. I hear baseball ain't doin' so well now.
Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? It's a jungle out there.