Speaking of race: I broke the law 40 years ago, and my whiteness probably helped me get away with it ... now what?

The red and blue flashing lights cut through the darkness and scared the teenage hell out of us.

It was the middle of the night, well after midnight — probably after 2 in the morning, through the years have erased many of the details — and neither I nor my new friend had a valid reason to be where we were.

And neither of us had a valid driver’s license.

Considering what 2020 has taken from us, Tiger and Charlie Woods are a needed gift

I've been a big golf fan most of my life, though not a huge Tiger Woods fan, simply because at some point he just got a little too good and too popular (call me a contrarian, I guess). That certainly didn't mean I didn't respect what he could do out there, I just wanted to see other players win, and for a stretch, that didn't happen all that often.