The fight is to see if we have learned anything from the tens of millions of lives that were lost in the incessant wars that have marred this bloodiest of centuries. The fight is to gain an inch of ground in the battle to brand certain types of behaviour as unacceptable among the family of nations. At the height of the Viet Nam war, Star Trek made its broadcast debut. Gene Roddenberry's premise was that some time in the late 20th Century, mankind, faced with global extinction from nuclear weapons, renounced war forever. Well, folks, here we are.
Baseball is back.
Our local team, the Baltimore Orioles, won its opener, defeating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays by a score of 7-10. Not exactly a pitchers duel, and Mussina didn't have his best stuff, but the bats were hot. Albert Belle made his presence felt with a 3-run homer that got the O's going. This is only the second year for Tampa Bay, but already they are becoming a nemesis for the Orioles. Reminds me of the trouble the O's always had with Kansas City.