SPORTS MONDAY 05/03/21

Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers Mock Draft Well, it’s time to dust off Sports Monday after a lengthy hiatus. And what better time to do it that with the NFL Draft! I’m joined again by my sons Ethan and Brian Hausser. This year we join the legions of Mock…

Dear White People: Why We All Need to Say “Black Lives Matter” — Dealing with Heartbreak The CHRONICLES has taken a pause for the past week. I’ve been engaging in self-care, researching a story, mourning our friend and working to process and absorb the range of emotions I’ve felt over the death of George Floyd and the resulting protests, looting and violence. Our society has cracked…

Mental Health in the Pandemic — One Mind: Stronger Than You Think I will post Part 3 of my series on mental health next week. In the meantime, there’s something happening now that you should pay attention to if you care about youth and mental health. A NATIONAL LIVESTREAM ABOUT YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH MAY 27, 28, 29–2020 Stronger Than You Think is…

Making Sense of One Death Among 100,000 — As I described in COVID CHRONICLES DAY 0, we were in New York City in early March, and attended a benefit gala concert and dinner while there. Lisa experienced her first symptoms on the flight home the next day. Here is a paragraph from that post (emphasis added). Lisa spent…

Mental Health in the Pandemic — Part 2 of 3 — What To Do If You Need Help In the typical way of unfolding a multi-part story, one would build until the very end, then issue “a call to action.” That’s not appropriate when dealing with mental health. There are numerous recommendations and style guides indicating how to communicate around these issues. One key learning is to always…

Mental Health in the Pandemic — Part 1 of 3 — You Are Not Alone Mental health is a topic that’s been simmering for some time as a potential Chronicles post. I waited so long in part because it’s so personal, I want to be circumspect about what I share. In part I waited because it’s such a complex topic, it requires more than a…

Last Dance, Buffalo Braves, Best NBA Roster Ever — Welcome to another Monday of sports talk. Today we turn our attention for the first time to the NBA. Not because they’re playing games. But at least we’re using this pause to recognize and celebrate greatness. I’m talking, of course, about The Last Dance, the just-concluded 10-Part documentary focusing on…

Ten Influential Albums 1959 to 1973 — I recently received one of those challenges you get on Facebook: Name 10 Influential Music Albums. I accepted the challenge, but it took me a while to post because I had such a hard time narrowing my list to ten. I decided to limit myself from birth through my senior…