The great comfort of turning 49 is the realization that you are now too old to die young.
"Paul Dickson" is a freelance writer of more than 50 non-fiction books, mostly on American English language and popular culture. He has written many articles on a wide variety of subjects. He is a founding member and former president of Washington Independent Writers and a member of the National Press Club (USA)/National Press Club. Dickson coined the term "word word".
For his published work on baseball, the Washington Post has described Dickson as "baseball's answer to Noah Webster or, at the very least, William Safire."
Dickson graduated from Wesleyan University in 1961. He resides in Garrett Park, Maryland.
More Paul Dickson on Wikipedia.A businessman needs three umbrellas - one to leave at the office, one to leave at home, and one to leave on the train.
Baseball plays out like an opera.
Why is he called the shortstop? Why do they call it a bunt?
The odds are six to five that the light in the end of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train.
TV trains us to watch the ball, but you need to see how the outfielders move around, where the infielders are positioned.
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