not the train wreck that is the AL WC “race”If members of RS Nation can step back from the ledge, even they might enjoy a trip down memory lane, to a simpler time, when a guy on a pitcher’s mound…
Tag: Diversion
weekend diversion / a little baseball with a bittersweet curve
fighting against the tide, again12 games left in baseball’s regular season (11 if you are part of some Nation), yet most of America seems to regard this as football season. Sigh. For today’s diversion, a lovely piece from this past…
so a man walks into a restaurant with his kidney, and their spouses … ? Happy 2nd Kidneversary!
two years ago todayWent out to dinner at a nice Greek restaurant in Astoria last night, with my wife (of course) and my left kidney and her husband. Huh? Long-time readers of Manhattan Loft Guy know that “my left kidney”…
Saturday diversion / Becket and Lead Belly edition
hurricane mash-upIn which Vladimir and Estragon finally meet Godot, who says “Goodnight Irene” instead of “hello boys!” and then exits, stage right, humming. The boys are plunged into further despair. The lyrics to the Lead Belly classic (often attributed to…
Sunday diversion / lovers pix
(with bonus zombie)What’s up with kids today, with their zombies and their technology? http://mlkshk.com/p/69H1 h/t Daily Kos © Sandy Mattingly 2011
Sunday diversion / baseball links edition
the only game in townNot to go all emo on ya, but Manhattan Loft Guy can be a snob about more things than lofts. Baseball makes that (short?) list. In a week in which the sports pages have been dominated…
Sunday diversion / World Cup edition
it’s time to Release The WambachWith only the most perfunctory apologies to Liam Neeson and the "writers" of the 2010 release Clash of the Titans I have stolen one of the few iconic elements of the oh-so-cheesy film, Zeus’ summoning…
Quote Of The Day / wisdom edition
with video! "I believe a person can be wiser today than yesterday." Hard to argue with that, right? As it is hard to argue with the conservative, attorney, Roman Catholic, first-term state senator from Buffalo and environs who could not…
weekend diversion / feel-good edition
a painless way for you to do good might involve some pain for your familyI put aside this article from the May 17 New York Times, One Death Provides New Life For Many, for a sunny day diversion. Isn’t it…
Sunday night diversion / inspiring kid
Go Mavs!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ybwW8jqjs&feature=player_embedded h/t Sports Illustrated, then it appeared in bunches of places © Sandy Mattingly 2011
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