block that (blockbuster) metaphor!Today’s Quote of the Day references Titanic, cliches, and the Kansas City Royals, and continues a Spring frenzy of baseball-related posts: You know, it’s really a shame that James Cameron made that little movie about the big…
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Sunday diversion / baseball (Babe Ruth) and the Supreme Court (John Paul Stevens)
Yankee home opener = Tuesday at 1:05The always interesting Rob Neyer had a Friday link to a Northwestern University magazine piece about, of all things, retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens as a life-long Cubs fan, with this question,…
Quote of the Day, Olympics edition
Today’s NY Times: U.S. Hockey Team Starts to Believe Again.I don’t know Jeff Klein and have not previously noted his by-line, but my hat is off to him today for a decsription of a bad tacticl choice by the…
another birthday but no sales today
readers of a certain age, unite!Recalling that last weekend’s extravaganza of furniture, auto and General Miscellaneous sales was premised on the birthday observances of Presidents, today is the actual birthday of an actual president. Not just any President, of course,…
happy Pitchers & Catchers!
for those for whom this is a holiday event(And you know who you are…) Twelve teams reported yesterday, with first work-out today. Teams report as late as February 22 (what’s up with Cleveland??). If you must have details on…
Felix Woodrow Jenkins III, 10.8.61
oxymoron? a long & lovely funeral kind of dayNo real estate content here, but indulge me while I note that a very long day Saturday for my friend Felix was a wonderful way to remember a terrific guy, to…
actual birthday of a President, February 12, 1809
because not all Presidents were born on the same day!People of a certain age were schooled on the actual birthdays of at least two Presidents, a lesson made easier because (if memory serves) both were holidays then. Holidays nowadays…
do any of you people know how to pray?
today would be a good dayNo real estate news from Manhattan Loft Guy today, but a most personal request. If you are the praying type, please offer some today for me and for Susan Smelin. We will be at Columbia…
early weekend diversion: Pie Chart
a dish (plate) from the Daily DishThis made me laugh. COUNTDOWN: 10 … 9 … 8 … © Sandy Mattingly 2009
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