Finally, Someone Who Understands T.J.

John Shipp’s comment (Nov. 14, Viewpoint) implying T.J. Simers’ inadequacy reveals his own! He and other critics of Simers’ offerings apparently are unaware that his columns are excellent examples of the respected literary art of satire. The dictionary defines satire as “sarcasm or caustic wit used to attack or expose folly, vice or stupidity.” Simers’ columns exemplify that definition.

Commercialism has dulled the entertainment value of sports for me, and I barely scan those pages. But I never fail to read Simers’ columns, not so much for content, but for their humorous, tongue-in-cheek style. If Simers ever tires of sports, he should be elevated to writing editorials of a general nature. It would certainly lighten that department.

Lou Neumark

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