This post is prompted by the recent exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it confirms what I learned in college 65 years ago. Continue reading
Hot Stove #306 – Electricity Is Magic
Author: Lonnie Shalton
Hot Stove #305 – Royals, Bob Kendrick, James Clyburn, Hilton Smith and Harry Truman
The Royals pitchers and batters are sending us mixed (but improving) signals. Bob Kendrick is ubiquitous. James Clyburn rocks. Hilton Smith is remembered. And we’re still Wild about Harry. Continue reading
Hot Stove #304 – Royals and Hallmark – The “Very Best” Solution
We are all familiar with the Hallmark slogan, “When you care enough to send the very best.” Continue reading
Hot Stove #303 – George Brett Stories
After highlighting Hot Stove #300 as a milestone, I got some clever responses in the form of baseball statistic comparisons. This sent me down a series of rabbit holes on the internet, and I kept running into George Brett connections. With a newsletter mostly read by Royals fans, I feel compelled to share. And if you tire of the numbers talk, you will still have Morganna and Lonnie’s Jukebox. Continue reading
Hot Stove #302 – Baseball is Back!
Hot Stove #301 – Spring Training in Excelsior Springs (1901/1902) – Guest Columnist Pat O’Neill
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Hot Stove #300 – THREE HUNDRED
How to celebrate Hot Stove #300? Continue reading
Hot Stove #299 – Something Old (Minneapolis Millers), Something New (ABS), Something Borrowed (?) and Something Blue (Royals)
First, a nod to the Winter Olympics. And a big shoutout to figure skater and “baseball pitcher” Alysa Liu who thrilled us with a gold medal performance to the disco beat of Donna Summer (more on this later in Lonnie’s Jukebox). Continue reading
Hot Stove #298 – Spring Training, Carlos Beltran, NLBM and the Irish
Baseball is back! Royal pitchers and catchers report today for spring training. The full squad is due on Monday, February 16. Continue reading
Hot Stove #297 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day Messages – 25 Years and Counting
Next Monday, January 19, we again celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This is my 25th annual message for the holiday, a tradition started in 2002 as an internal message at my law firm. The distribution was expanded to friends and family, and in 2016, the message moved to Hot Stove. Continue reading