by Kent Sterling Not sure these places exist anymore – the little store that is actually owned by the guy whose name is on the sign above the door. Growing up in Lake Bluff, Illinois, every kid spent his allowance at White’s Variety Store. Mr. White stocked his shelves with candy, baseball cards, inexpensive toys, […]
by Kent Sterling Making mistakes is nothing new for me. Throughout my life, I’ve made decisions that required subsequent corrective actions, and moving to St. Louis definitely qualifies. I’m good at trying things, and I’m also good at knowing when things fit and when they don’t. Despite working with some of the best people I’ve […]
by Kent Sterling For almost 40 years, Lee Kelly has taught people how to behave while on the radio. That was his job, but what he has been to the hundreds and hundreds of teenagers who have been fortunate enough to earn the right to be in his class at New Albany High School is […]
by Kent Sterling I made $260 this morning selling $3,000 worth of stuff to people who will go to a flea market this weekend and make $3,000. That makes me an idiot. But $260 for one hour of sitting in the cold talking to strangers isn’t so bad. We had boxes and boxes of stuff […]
by Kent Sterling There are gatherers, and there are hoarders. I live in the middle. Anything with even a shred of emotional value gets a place in a box, to be disturbed only when we move or when capacity is reached in the attic or garage. We are at capacity after the move back from […]
There was a time when I thought education ended with graduating from college. Now I’m sure it doesn’t begin until long after. Learning about life requires living life, and there isn’t a professor who can help any of us with that. I’m not a huge fan of writing about myself, but every once in a […]
by Kent Sterling It’s been almost five years since Indiana University hired Tom Crean to run it’s basketball program, and that is the same amount of time I’ve taken in trying to figure out what it is I don’t care for in Crean. Today, thanks to an on-air intervention by 1070 the Fan host Dan […]
by Kent Sterling The Cubs suck. Fans know it. Ownership knows it. The players know it. While other teams are building a farm system, reaping the rewards of building one, or investing in a free agent that might put a team over the top, the Cubs are busy with other issues, according to a Paul […]
by Kent Sterling Being a good dad is not always easy. There is no blueprint. Kids don’t come with a manual. Dads decide what’s important and work like hell to instill those traits in their kids. Some dads shrink from the challenge and work to feather their own nest. Others micromanage their kids – hovering […]
by Kent Sterling If anyone sees Ernest Borgnine driving down the road in his 45-foot motor home, follow him and when he stops take his keys and throw them into a pond. On a Biography Channel piece about Borgnine, it showed him as the happy as a clam navigator of a giant RV. It looked […]