Stone: A mover in a shaker

Why does the sun go on shining? Why does the sea rush to shore? Don’t they know it’s the end of the world?

Stone: Rancor and redemption

We must picture hell as a state where everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement, where everyone has a grievance, and where everyone lives with the deadly serious passions of envy, self-importance, and resentment.C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters A blueberry bagel...

Stone: Poof … gone!

An invisible man can rule the world. Nobody will see him come, nobody will see him go. He can hear every secret.“The Invisible Man” film, screenplay by H.G. Wells, R.C. Sheriff, and Preston SturgesI like to feel seen and appreciated, like anybody else.

Stone: For the world we share, Frigidaire

In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.Dalai LamaI heard a muffled but familiar voice apparently coming from inside my refrigerator.“ Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto,” the voice said.

STONE: He got eight men out!

For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps. Willie Mays I spend more time thinking about newspaper columns than actually writing them. But the first step in that process is finding the subject matter.

STONE: For sale - ball team, comes with players

Life is like a B-Movie. You don’t want to leave in the middle of it, but you don’t want to see it again. Ted Turner So, you want to own a sports franchise, do you? Well, you better start saving your money. According to celebritynetworth.com, Hawks owner Tony Ressler is worth about $3 billion.

Stone: Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet

I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die; A real-life nephew of my Uncle Sam Born on the Fourth of July “Yankee Doodle Boy” by George M. Cohan This coming Monday is Independence Day, more commonly referred to as July Fourth.

Stone: Could Ray Kinsella fly an F-18?

I’m not a movie critic. And since my column appears on the front page of the sports section, I try to stay in my lane and confine my remarks to sports with occasional snide remarks about politicians – one bonehead in particular. But this week, I’m in quite the quandary.

Stone: The natural evolution of golf

While playing golf today, I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake.