View from the North 40: Yes, these really are wonky times

Sometimes, in these modern times, it’s difficult for us to make sense of the world but, rest assured, I am here to tell you that there are very good reasons why things don’t make sense.

The world of sports is fueled by longtime rivalries. One of those epic rivalries is between Australia and England who have been, and I kid you not, fostering a cricket rivalry over an urn filled with the ashen remains of the cricket bails burned after a cricket match in 1882. The rivalry isn’t even about whether or not cricket is the most boring game invented or why they use bails instead of bats. It�...