Talking Sports: A real page turner

When I was a little boy I spent as much time outdoors as I could. I was the type of kid who often came home with scraped knees and dirty clothes. But sometimes it rained and I needed something to occupy my time.

Last week I took possession of something I haven’t owned in a decade or more. There was a time when I would purchase one annually. I even used to add one to my Christmas list as a young boy.

Since it’s relatively inexpensive, it was one of the things on the list I actually got. Perhaps its because of the Internet that I got out of the habit of this annual purchase.

When I firs...