Discovering Class Clown when I was in junior high was a revelation to me. It was like nothing I had ever heard. I came to love all of the Little David albums. And now, at 71, he’s gone. Though I haven’t liked much of his stuff of the past few years, finding it a bit [...]
Rode to work last week, rather unexpectedly. It’s about ten miles, which is not all that far, but it was more than I intended to do, first time out. I rode to the commuter rail two miles away, thinking I’d take it a few stops up and get off near work, so I’d not be [...]
And boy, is it sweet. I’ve had an old Univega mountain bike for, oh, twelve years now, and bike tech has come a hella long way. The Univega wasn’t stellar even when I bought it, but it was affordable and seemed decently built for the price. But my new Specialized Tricross Comp… wow, what a [...]
Hells, yeah. This whole “losing without any consequences for anyone” thing was getting boring. Bavasi is out, MacLaren will obviously be gone once they find a new GM, and very potentially some other moves. Things I’d do: Trade Johjima and Putz while you can still maybe get something for them, bring up Clement, DFA Sexson, [...]
Richie Sexson used to be a good hitter. He hasn’t been a good hitter for a couple of years now, being paid $14 million a year for hitting .200 and striking out a lot. In the 7th inning tonight, he struck out with the bases loaded in a 2-2 game. That’s typical Rally-Killing behavior that [...]
I’m almost too stressed out, watching the M’s play. They continually suck at the plate: Sexson and Vidro especially, but Raul has sucked pretty hard, too, since April. Bring Clement back, put him on first base: he didn’t hit all that well while he was up, but he has “The Future” written on his forehead, [...]
Mona is great at gifts. She loves to give presents, so pretty much every day, she has something for you: a drawing, a necklace of a tiny drawing on a loop of yarn, something. It’s about her favorite thing to do, making a present for someone. So when she found out it was Mommy & [...]
