I don't think people are like, "I'm going to save the planet by planting my own herbs. " But on environmental issues like climate change, there's a sense of hopelessness and despair. Maybe it's really a small gesture but if you can have a garden it may make you feel like you're helping in some way, or that you're making a connection. You can't change the world but you can change your backyard.
A sportswriter's life means never sitting with your wife or family at the games. Still working after everyone has gone to the party. . . Digging beneath a coach's lies, not to forget those of athletic directors and general managers and owners of pro teams. Keeping a confidence. Risking it.