Tom's Take Archive

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Love of the Game

Love of the Game

These guys were, and are, tough: “Fielders’ mitts are literally no more padded than a leather gardening glove...

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June 2013
Wild Ride

Wild Ride

So instead, take a deep breath, gather your composure and calmly instruct your child to take you home... because you need to change your underwear.

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May 2013
Hounding the Pavement

Hounding the Pavement

They could be dead asleep, two rooms away, but when I say walk, they’ll come bounding up to me like the next contestants on The Price Is Right.

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April 2013
Play Ball!

Play Ball!

As the days get longer and spring settles in, we turn our kids loose on ball fields – from Rocklin to Placerville – to hit, catch and spit enough sunflower seeds to carpet the Earth.

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March 2013
P.S. I Love You

P.S. I Love You

To be honest, like most guys, I’m not good at discussing what is probably the single most important feeling we can have.

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February 2013
The Perfect Stride

The Perfect Stride

There are worse places to suffer.

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January 2013
Characters of Christmas

Characters of Christmas

I was going to turn this column over to a guest for December, to someone who really knows a thing or two about Christmas.

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December 2012
Turkey Talk

Turkey Talk

It quickly devolves into culinary crazy talk.

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November 2012
Monster Mash

Monster Mash

A Spooktacular Poem

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October 2012
Daddy Hotcakes

Daddy Hotcakes

...the hiss of batter striking the hot griddle sounded like applause as Dad finished off “Summer Wind.”

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September 2012

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