...an essay to The Baseball Chronicle, a new online baseball magazine today. No money involved, but to be published is to be published. Sorta.
Pointless self gratification FTW!
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Finished!
"Explosion!"- A surprisingly good account of Mickey Mantle's home runs.
Now reading..
Arvind Amiga's "White Tiger"-2008 Booker Prize Winner about a chaffeur turned murderer. Intriguing so far-very tart and funny.
Now reading..
Arvind Amiga's "White Tiger"-2008 Booker Prize Winner about a chaffeur turned murderer. Intriguing so far-very tart and funny.
Less Shouting?
http://www.newsweek.com/id/182531
In his "My Turn" essay, evangelical Richard Mouw, in a plea for tolerance, says, "I voted for the ban. As an evangelical, I subscribe to the 'traditional' definition of a marriage, and I do not want to see the definition changed. Does that mean I want to impose my personal convictions on the broader population? No. I celebrate the fact that we live in a pluralistic society, with many different worldviews and lifestyles. I support the democratic process and believe that civil society is at its best when people with different perspectives engage in a mutually respectful dialogue."
No one is asking you to change your definition of marriage. Your church can marry whomever it pleases. An atheist can't be married in my church. The rest of us are just asking that you keep your views on marriage to yourself.
You celebrate pluralism, I guess as long as that pluralism doesn't make you feel icky.
This is what I cannot understand about gay marriage opponents-what is it about anyone's marriage, including mine, that has any impact on you at all? Ever?
In his "My Turn" essay, evangelical Richard Mouw, in a plea for tolerance, says, "I voted for the ban. As an evangelical, I subscribe to the 'traditional' definition of a marriage, and I do not want to see the definition changed. Does that mean I want to impose my personal convictions on the broader population? No. I celebrate the fact that we live in a pluralistic society, with many different worldviews and lifestyles. I support the democratic process and believe that civil society is at its best when people with different perspectives engage in a mutually respectful dialogue."
No one is asking you to change your definition of marriage. Your church can marry whomever it pleases. An atheist can't be married in my church. The rest of us are just asking that you keep your views on marriage to yourself.
You celebrate pluralism, I guess as long as that pluralism doesn't make you feel icky.
This is what I cannot understand about gay marriage opponents-what is it about anyone's marriage, including mine, that has any impact on you at all? Ever?
Saturday, February 07, 2009
The first blogger!
http://feeds.feedburner.com/PepysDiary
The redoubtable Englishman Samuel Pepys' diary from the 1600s.
And we think we have problems-he had the Black Death to worry about!
The redoubtable Englishman Samuel Pepys' diary from the 1600s.
And we think we have problems-he had the Black Death to worry about!
I forgot how good this was
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n13CU-NvPMU&eurl=http://www.survivinggrady.com
From Surviving Grady, (www.survivinggrady.com) U2 bringing the noise at halftime of the 2002 Super Bowl.
From Surviving Grady, (www.survivinggrady.com) U2 bringing the noise at halftime of the 2002 Super Bowl.
A Fraud
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/02/07/alex-rodriguez-steroids/index.html
Sports Illustrated is reporting that one of the players that tested positive on the 2003 drug tests that were supposed to be confidential is none other than Slappy, Madonna's Boy Toy, the Best Shortstop Not Currently Playing Shortstop, New York's
Alex Rodriguez.
My first reaction is "Ha!"
My second reaction is that this is no big surprise. As I have said before, steroids do not improve your eye-hand coordination, and every player who played during this era is now under suspicion. But every player in every era is under suspicion for something. Baseball, like life, is context dependent.
Sports Illustrated is reporting that one of the players that tested positive on the 2003 drug tests that were supposed to be confidential is none other than Slappy, Madonna's Boy Toy, the Best Shortstop Not Currently Playing Shortstop, New York's
Alex Rodriguez.
My first reaction is "Ha!"
My second reaction is that this is no big surprise. As I have said before, steroids do not improve your eye-hand coordination, and every player who played during this era is now under suspicion. But every player in every era is under suspicion for something. Baseball, like life, is context dependent.
Quote of the Day (so far)
"I wrote a poem once. When I read it to the class, they threw dodgeballs at me. Just because we were playing dodgeball!"
Patrick Star
Patrick Star
Friday, February 06, 2009
Oh, yes!
It's TRUCK DAY!!!!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=2+Yawkey+Way,+Boston,+MA&daddr=2201+Edison+Avenue,+Fort+Myers,+FL&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.095668,59.238281&ie=UTF8&z=5&om=0
Today the Red Sox' equipment truck pulls away from Fenway Park to bring the team's equipment to spring training in Florida. After suffering through an especially brutal winter (for New England-not where I live), today is the first sure sign that it will not be brutally cold and wet and sloppy forever-that spring will come and the sun will come out and the ground will dry (by June, maybe) and baseball will be played.
Averages will rise and fall, errors will be made, home runs will be hit.
Baseball is back, bitches.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=2+Yawkey+Way,+Boston,+MA&daddr=2201+Edison+Avenue,+Fort+Myers,+FL&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.095668,59.238281&ie=UTF8&z=5&om=0
Today the Red Sox' equipment truck pulls away from Fenway Park to bring the team's equipment to spring training in Florida. After suffering through an especially brutal winter (for New England-not where I live), today is the first sure sign that it will not be brutally cold and wet and sloppy forever-that spring will come and the sun will come out and the ground will dry (by June, maybe) and baseball will be played.
Averages will rise and fall, errors will be made, home runs will be hit.
Baseball is back, bitches.
The KatieView!
Thanks to the irrepressible Katie, (www.dontcallmekathleen.blogspot.com), five blog related questions.
1) If you could rename MY blog (www.dontcallmekathleen.blogspot.com) to something more appropriate to its content, what name would you choose?
That's hard to say, because Don't Call Me Kathleen is well pitched-funny, a little edgy, but also self deprecating. Maybe something alcohol related, or perhaps a little more flirty. But it's kind of like a baby, in the sense that the name that it has becomes the only name it could possibly have.
2) If you could have 3 wishes (blog related of course) what would they be?
1. Talent. I look at some bloggers, and I just swoon with envy.
2. More readers. Why do you do this, if not to be heard?
3. Less whining. I tend to get self pitying.
3. What's your favorite "Guilty Pleasure" blog? (You know, that blog you read and you don't want to admit)
Without a doubt, secrettweet. I only recently learned about it, and I can't stay away.
4. Which of your family members / friends know that you blog? What do they think about it?
I'm not sure that any do. My dad commented once, but I don't know if he's a regular reader. My wife knows I do it, but again, I don't know if she reads it.
5. If you could be ANY character from any book, whom would you pick and why?
Without any doubt, Spenser from the Robert B. Parker detective novels. Smooth, urbane, witty, tough, sensitive-the uber man.
1) If you could rename MY blog (www.dontcallmekathleen.blogspot.com) to something more appropriate to its content, what name would you choose?
That's hard to say, because Don't Call Me Kathleen is well pitched-funny, a little edgy, but also self deprecating. Maybe something alcohol related, or perhaps a little more flirty. But it's kind of like a baby, in the sense that the name that it has becomes the only name it could possibly have.
2) If you could have 3 wishes (blog related of course) what would they be?
1. Talent. I look at some bloggers, and I just swoon with envy.
2. More readers. Why do you do this, if not to be heard?
3. Less whining. I tend to get self pitying.
3. What's your favorite "Guilty Pleasure" blog? (You know, that blog you read and you don't want to admit)
Without a doubt, secrettweet. I only recently learned about it, and I can't stay away.
4. Which of your family members / friends know that you blog? What do they think about it?
I'm not sure that any do. My dad commented once, but I don't know if he's a regular reader. My wife knows I do it, but again, I don't know if she reads it.
5. If you could be ANY character from any book, whom would you pick and why?
Without any doubt, Spenser from the Robert B. Parker detective novels. Smooth, urbane, witty, tough, sensitive-the uber man.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Really?
I saw an item on a shelf today that puzzled me. A pair of women's socks, manufactured by a company called Eros.
Really? Eros brand SOCKS?
Eros?
Socks?
I wish I had remembered to take a picture.
Really? Eros brand SOCKS?
Eros?
Socks?
I wish I had remembered to take a picture.
And also...
Last night, I finished Buzzie Bavasi's remarkably self serving memoir, "Off The Record". Although I guess a non self serving memoir would be somewhat rare, wouldn't it?
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Hear That? It's The Brain Drain...
“The consequences of it are going to be a massive brain drain of senior talent from those companies that have taken TARP money to those companies that have not.” [Donald Straszheim, managing principal at Straszheim Global Advisor]
Unintentional comedy alert!
1) If you've taken TARP money, you have run your company into a ditch. How much brains did that take?
2) If you have run your company into a ditch, you think that makes you a candidate for other companies who aren't in the ditch?
I've said it before, and I'll say it again-to quote Douglas Adams, first against the wall when the revolution comes.
Unintentional comedy alert!
1) If you've taken TARP money, you have run your company into a ditch. How much brains did that take?
2) If you have run your company into a ditch, you think that makes you a candidate for other companies who aren't in the ditch?
I've said it before, and I'll say it again-to quote Douglas Adams, first against the wall when the revolution comes.
What I've Read
Already breaking my promises, here are the books I've recently finished:
"Baseball: The Golden Age" by Harold Seymour
"The Home Run Heard Round The World" by Ray Robinson
"Baseball When The Grass Was Real" by Donald Honig
"Baseball: The Golden Age" by Harold Seymour
"The Home Run Heard Round The World" by Ray Robinson
"Baseball When The Grass Was Real" by Donald Honig
Is there really any objection?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/business/04pay.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss
Hard to believe anyone objects to restricting executive pay for bailout cash recipients. If you want your pay uncapped, give us our money back!
Hard to believe anyone objects to restricting executive pay for bailout cash recipients. If you want your pay uncapped, give us our money back!
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
"Airliner"-the ITunes Shuffle Meme
Courtesy @aubs (aubreysabala.com), the ITunes Shuffle Meme. Put your ITunes on Shuffle, and write down the next song that pops up as the answer to the question.
What do your friends think of you?
"I've Got A Feeling", The Beatles
A feeling they can't hide. Oh Yeah.
If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say?
"Ebony and Ivory"(Live), Paul McCartney
I've always been a harmonizer.
How would you describe yourself?
"This Little Girl of Mine", Ray Charles
Huh?
What do you like in a guy/girl?
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer", The Beatles
Murder convictions are always a turnon.
How do you feel today?
"Patience", Guns and Roses
If you say so.
What is your life’s purpose?
"Hoodoo Man"(Live), Eric Clapton
What is your motto?
"You Can't Count On Me", Counting Crows
Eerie.
What do you think about very often?
"The Long Run", The Eagles
F*&king eerie.
What is 2 + 2?
"Candy's Room"(Live), Bruce Springsteen
Now we're back to meaningless.
What do you think of your best friend?
"The Unforgettable Fire"(Live), U2
What do you think of the person you like?
"The Battle of Evermore", Led Zeppelin
I can't say that I like that.
What is your life story?
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl", Jet
Tru dat.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
"Fuel"(Live), Metallica
Uh....what?
What do you think of when you see the person you like?
"Glass Onion", The Beatles
It is true that "nothing is real". However, my wife is not the walrus. Koo Koo Ka Choo.
What will you dance to at your wedding?
"High Water", Rush
Uh, no.
What will they play at your funeral?
"Begin the Begin", REM
Ironic.
What is your hobby/interest?
"She Moves On", Paul Simon
Uh oh.
What is your biggest fear?
"Seek and Destroy"(Live), Metallica
I guess I wouldn't mind being sought. Unless I owe you money.
What is your biggest secret?
"Zoo Station", U2
A bit surrealist, eh IPod?
What do you think of your friends?
"Too Late Too Late", Metallica
That's a little bit funny.
What will you post this as?
"Airliner", REM
Neat.
What do your friends think of you?
"I've Got A Feeling", The Beatles
A feeling they can't hide. Oh Yeah.
If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say?
"Ebony and Ivory"(Live), Paul McCartney
I've always been a harmonizer.
How would you describe yourself?
"This Little Girl of Mine", Ray Charles
Huh?
What do you like in a guy/girl?
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer", The Beatles
Murder convictions are always a turnon.
How do you feel today?
"Patience", Guns and Roses
If you say so.
What is your life’s purpose?
"Hoodoo Man"(Live), Eric Clapton
What is your motto?
"You Can't Count On Me", Counting Crows
Eerie.
What do you think about very often?
"The Long Run", The Eagles
F*&king eerie.
What is 2 + 2?
"Candy's Room"(Live), Bruce Springsteen
Now we're back to meaningless.
What do you think of your best friend?
"The Unforgettable Fire"(Live), U2
What do you think of the person you like?
"The Battle of Evermore", Led Zeppelin
I can't say that I like that.
What is your life story?
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl", Jet
Tru dat.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
"Fuel"(Live), Metallica
Uh....what?
What do you think of when you see the person you like?
"Glass Onion", The Beatles
It is true that "nothing is real". However, my wife is not the walrus. Koo Koo Ka Choo.
What will you dance to at your wedding?
"High Water", Rush
Uh, no.
What will they play at your funeral?
"Begin the Begin", REM
Ironic.
What is your hobby/interest?
"She Moves On", Paul Simon
Uh oh.
What is your biggest fear?
"Seek and Destroy"(Live), Metallica
I guess I wouldn't mind being sought. Unless I owe you money.
What is your biggest secret?
"Zoo Station", U2
A bit surrealist, eh IPod?
What do you think of your friends?
"Too Late Too Late", Metallica
That's a little bit funny.
What will you post this as?
"Airliner", REM
Neat.
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