Being a writer is something that sounds simple until you actually try it. I tried testing my ability by committing myself to writing an essay each week. That reinforced the notion of the difficulty of writing. In Common Nonsense, the 2002 collection of his columns, Andy Rooney wrote, "The dimunition of the job of writing in the minds of readers may have something to do with the double meaning of the word 'write.' When a five-year-old learns to put the letters C-A-T on a piece of paper with Crayola, his mother says he is 'learning to write.' When people underestimate how difficult it is to write something that is going to be printed or spoken before an audience, they are confusing that kind of writing with the writing done with Crayola."

But I digress. I will come out with a new column when circumstances warrant. Until then, enjoy the archives of Editorials and Essays on jimpoz.com.

• Saving Face - Saturday, March 19, 2005
The breakthrough relief pitching quantification analysis published in the 2005 Baseball Research Journal.

• Ne Pas Plus Les Expos? - Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Has Major League Baseball finally found a place for the Expos?

• The Unhappy Recap - Saturday, August 7, 2004
Jimpoz.com remembers the late Bob Murphy, voice of the New York Mets.

• The Log Cabin - Friday, July 9, 2004
For a little change of pace, here's a poem.

• Useless Trivia about Presidential Deaths and Ages - Sunday, June 13, 2004
For only the second time in 31 years, America has lost a President. What else do the numbers tell us?

• Mourning in America - Saturday, June 12, 2004
Saying goodbye to a fallen leader.

• Roses are Gray, Violets are Blue - Friday, January 9, 2004
Looking back at the Jim Gray interview without Rose-colored glasses.

• USC Is Not Number One - Monday, January 5, 2004
Recapping the 2003 college football season, where the KPoz Sports Ranking Model placed LSU number one, Oklahoma number two, and USC number twelve.

• I'm Calling to Offer a Special Interdictionary Rate - Thursday, July 31, 2003
Imagine a perfect world: No wars, no disease, no telemarketers.

• A Rose by Any Other Name - Friday, July 18, 2003
Thoughts on ESPN's mock trial of Pete Rose.

• I'm Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today - Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Buying a newspaper at Quick Stop, the immortal convenience store from the film Clerks.

• A Gift from Above, Below - Saturday, April 12, 2003
Energy policy: Drilling in Alaska or Hybrid cars. Why not both?

• Thoughts on GWB and GW2 - Wednesday, March 26, 2003
A long-winded contribution to a friendly email thread about the current unpleasantness in Mesopotamia.

• Please Rise for Our National Anthem - Sunday, March 9, 2003
The controversy surrounding Manhattanville College basketball player Toni Smith.

• 9/11 + 365 - Monday, September 9, 2002
One year later.

• All Beamed Up - Monday, August 26, 2002
Thoughts on former U.S. Representative Jim Traficant.

• Strikeout at the Baseball Corral - Monday, August 19, 2002
Major League Baseball cannot afford to have another work stoppage.

• Goodnight, Marty - Saturday, January 6, 2001
A look back on the life andtimes of the late sportscasting legend Marty Glickman.

• The JimPoz Manifesto - Saturday, November 4, 2000
Views on some major political issues — and what I would propose if I were in office.

• Is the Quote Repository Sexist? - Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Response to the complaint of a visitor to Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository that the "Women (and Men Too)" category is "sexist and antiquated.".

• The Art Bell Book Signing - Thursday, January 13, 2000
An account, illustrated with photographs, of the wild and memorable scene in and around Art Bell's only public appearance at Barnes & Noble in New York City. Featured on www.artbell.com.

• Say No to NJ Turnpike Toll Hikes - Monday, December 13, 1999
My response to the request for public comments regarding proposed toll increases on the most infamous road in the United States, the New Jersey Turnpike.

• Are Some Speed Limits Unconstitutional? - Wednesday, November 10, 1999
A fun, whimsical 14-step proof that speed limits set by states on Interstate highways are unconstitutional. I'm not a lawyer, but by readingthe Constitution in a strict constructionist sort of way, it makes sense. It may or may not be legally accurate.

• Jim Gray is a Coward - Monday, October 25, 1999
Thoughts on Jim Gray's ambush of Pete Rose during the World Series.

• The Checketts Speech - Tuesday, May 25, 1999
With apologies to President Clinton, what New York Knicks president Dave Checketts meant to say when responding to published reports that hewas trying to hire Phil Jackson as head coach behind the back of his present coach Jeff Van Gundy.

• Censure by the House is Unconstitutional - Wednesday, December 23, 1998
A fictitious House of Representatives floor speech in which I attempt to refute all arguments about the consitutionality of a Presidential censure or rebuke by the House. Written during the impeachment debate.