The president's speechwriter

My work involves writing for a president, too. On a smaller scale.

Nonetheless, it's an important role. I take it seriously. And this video pretty well sums up how it works.

Alone with my sports

Kates packed up a few suitcases, loaded the girls in the car and took off this morning to The Farm. Which means I've got a few days on my own, to catch up on some work and enjoy some time rare time to myself.

Not to mention owning the TV to watch all of the sports I can handle.

Here are a few things that won the Internet for me today.

The Brewers' Khris Davis nearly lost a homer for missing plate yesterday. The video with this story is worth watching not only for Davis home run trot and the ensuing appeals but for the calls by some legendary broadcast teams that include Bob Uecker and Jon Miller.

Look who's on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week. Here's hoping the SI cover jinx doesn't knock down the Royals -- who tonight suffered their third consecutive loss for the first time this season, one day after an ugly 14-1 loss at Yankee Stadium. Hold on to your hats, Royals fans.

This week's regional cover: The @Royals are out to prove last season was no fluke http://t.co/yKdnJgExlt pic.twitter.com/MNjWImch0L

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 26, 2015

Also from Twitter ...

How to tell whether you're a writer: 1) Write something. 2) If it took far too long and you now hate yourself, you're a writer.

— Tom Freeman (@SnoozeInBrief) May 26, 2015

And finally, this ... Beautiful.

Just another night at the ballpark. pic.twitter.com/29DaVFnEUf

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 27, 2015

Two spaces after a period: Why you should never, ever do it.

Truth.

Every modern typographer agrees on the one-space rule. It's one of the canonical rules of the profession, in the same way that waiters know that the salad fork goes to the left of the dinner fork and fashion designers know to put men's shirt buttons on the right and women's on the left. Every major style guide — including the "Modern Language Association Style Manual" and the "Chicago Manual of Style" — prescribes a single space after a period.