Masters
Travelogue: Waikiki Beach vs. Randall’s Island
Some may have been to Honolulu and spent some time on Waikiki Beach. Others may have been to New York City and spent some time on Randall’s Island. Only the luckiest of us have been to both. As a public service, I offer this travelogue for you to decide where your next vacation destination should…
Read MoreMorris Masters: The Yarmulke Trick
By Ralph Scoville In the world of sport, the hat trick is the mark of a great performance by an individual athlete. It is rarely achieved. Rarer still, but not as desired, is the Golden Sombrero in baseball, signifying individual lack of performance. But for all these achievements, the rarer-est is the cherished Yarmulke Trick. …
Read MoreMorris Masters: Like Sow, Like Riblet
By Ralph Scoville The scions of Babe were no stranger to leadership. On this glorious sun-splattered day in Denville, these descendants would lead a procession of melted pig fat tendrils up into the atmosphere to waft their ways to the ever hungering crowd. It was opening day for the 2016-2017 Tri-State Rugby Palooza season. The…
Read MoreMorris Masters: Elvira the Albino Rhino and the Googolteenth Annual Jim Mccloskey Memorial Canoe Trip
By Ralph Scoville BEEP . . . BEEP . . . BEEP. Samuel Adams. Brewer. Patriot. The twin diesel exhausts competed with the leaf-blower whines for audio supremacy on this otherwise quiet morning in the sleepy Bergen County town. Neighbors yawned nonplussed as they came out to get the morning papers, nothing out of the…
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