Baseball Is Life: What Holds Us Together

Reaching deeply into my political science degree, I offered the following analysis concerning the funeral of George H.W. Bush this week:

As you can see, I am squeezing every penny’s worth of value out of my parents’ tuition money.

Sharp-eyed The Readers will notice that the image of Awkward Pew is taken from the DVR. Massively with-it member of the young generation that I am, this was achieved via the highly technical process of aiming my camera phone at the television screen.

I have been taking all C-SPAN has had to give this week, for I am a complete pomp and circumstance whore. If there’s a procession, rifles, uncomfortable shoes, music nobody can sing properly, and big wide doors for…