Monthly Archives: October 2016

Ever wonder about the etymology of “calling a spade a spade”?  Some have suggested, this NPR piece for example, that the phrase has become so racialized as to warrant retiring it. I’d be fine with that, but not with the … Continue reading →

Garcon, table for two please … and we’ll just be having water.    

The sportswriter Grantland Rice is credited with these famous lines: “For when the One Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He writes – not that you won or lost – But how you played the Game.” Which is … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned before what a big fan I am of The Edge.  Two days ago, John Brockman posted an interview with Judea Pearl, a Professor of Computer Science at UCLA who is credited with starting the Bayesian Revolution in probabilistic … Continue reading →

That’s the way Phillies 1B/3B Mitch Walding must feel after seeing this caption over his photo: Oct 13, 2016; Peoria, AZ, USA; Scottsdale Scorpions outfielder Hunter Cole (26) of the San Francisco Giants celebrates with teammate Scott Kingery of the … Continue reading →

Much as the Seasons are for renewal, I find at this stage of life bi-annual mini-sabbaticals of one month in length spaced six months apart are ideal.  The entire concept of retirement is much different than the traditional gold watch … Continue reading →

Out of context, the lettering on this hat doesn’t form any Hebrew word in the Judaic lexicon.  The closest one comes to those three letters is “Keves”, the Hebrew word for lamb or sheep.  So perhaps it’s a transliterated English … Continue reading →

No Phillies in the lineup today, so it was easy to root for Ian Happ starting at 2B for the Mesa Solar Sox. Ian took the collar today, but it’s understandable given that he hasn’t played in a week.  Looking … Continue reading →

A very upbeat and celebratory review of the Dodgers’ rookie Glenn Burke in originating the high five: And in contrast, a more sordid view of why the Dodgers and Tommy Lasorda discarded Burke:

No Tim Taboo in the lineup last night, much to the chagrin of the Tebow retiree power couple front row and center behind the Scottsdale dugout (might Tim have already been in transit to his weekend broadcasting gig?) but even … Continue reading →