Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Title IX legislation signed into law by Richard Nixon in June 1972. Title IX states “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
Philip Baker Hall died on Sunday at the age of 90. An actor for decades with small roles on Broadway, in movies and on television, Mr. Hall is probably best known for his role as the acerbic New York City Library cop, Joe Bookman, from an episode of the sitcom, Seinfeld.
Monday was a gorgeous day here. The temperature was a moderate 80 degrees with complete sunshine and no humidity, the perfect spring day. I was out exercising during the day and as I walked home, the garbage truck was stopped across the street.
It’s the end of the school year and graduation time for many. We get to hear about the achievement of important milestones like graduations or even just moving forward to different grades and schools.
Distraction. Sometimes, it’s something we want such as this week when I find myself wanting to be distracted from thinking about 19 children murdered in Uvalde, Texas.
Not many people have heard of Joey Zanaboni. That’s because he is the play-by-play announcer for the FredNats, the Washington Nationals Class A minor league baseball team in Frederick Maryland. Why am I focused on Joey?