Monthly Archives: September 2015

So sayeth Gizmodo and Flavorwire.

Yes, according to Frank Rich and the cover story of this week’s New York magazine.  It’s an excellent article and carries this bolded quote: “He’s a direct descendant of Mark Twain’s 19th-century confidence men: the unhinged charlatan who decides to blow … Continue reading →

Enjoying my time lecturing and touring in Calgary with host Dr. Charles Boulet and his equally gracious and hospitable wife, Lori.

Gotta hand it to the Phillies new management team.  Scouting the international market, they came up with a rookie that all of the other teams passed on.  They’ll be passing out his rookie card at the game tonight.  When you’ve … Continue reading →

Could one of the most significant experiments ever undertaken in the AFL be the use of a robotic umpire behind home plate? Perhaps, but it sure would take the excitement out of Joey Votto blowing up.

Beyond being a great resource about the man himself, there’s loads of interesting information about baseball in an era gone by in the new book about Sam Thompson, a cornerstone of the best outfield ever to play in the majors. … Continue reading →

In what appears to be the final completed piece of his writing to be published, Oliver Sacks authored a piece on Filter Fish for The New Yorker magazine.  Filter Fish is of courase a malapropism for Gefilte Fish, much like … Continue reading →

I blogged last year about the pleasure I had of running into Don Thompson, a descendant of Big Sam Thompson’s brother – one of the most unheralded great ballplayers of the late 1800s.  Sam, the right fielder of the greatest … Continue reading →

The heat wave this week will take the temperature back into the 90s, delighting our echeveria succulent. Another delightful Labor Day Weekend today will find granddaughters taking the NJ Transit train down by themselves to the Pt. Pleasant Beach Station to … Continue reading →