Straight from the Porch

A line from the movie Bull Durham reminds me of Thanksgiving. Remember when the character Annie paraphrases the poet’s opinion of baseball: “Walt Whitman said, ‘I see great things in baseball. It’s our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us.’” Just as Whitman, or the screenwriter quoting him, singled out baseball,  Thanksgiving’s theme singles it from all other Days Off. It’s not directly associated with a battle or birthday. You can look it up. When you spend a day being thankful, that’s a day you haven’t spent wanting, needing, and feeling bad…