Drivin’ and Thinkin’
So, Your Humble Blogger has a bit of a new driving route these days, so I’m spending more time on one of those numbered state road that is one-lane, 45 mph, widening to two lanes for a traffic light every…
Book Report: The Game
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If I am counting correctly, and I’m probably not, this is YHB’s ninetieth book report of the year. The first was A Letter of Mary, my least favorite of the Laurie R. King Mary Russell series. I also read Justice…
No, not that 700 club
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Yes, possibly the best hitter ever. Certainly the most feared. But the point is, we beat the Padres, and are still on course for my Path to the Postseason. Sadly, the Cubs are not co-operating; they have won five in…
Book Report: Nothing Sacred
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Your Humble Blogger belongs to a shul. That’s right, an actual membership, with High Holidays tickets and all, just like a grown-up. It’s a great shul, with a great rabbi, and I’m learning a lot and thinking a lot, and…
Editors: Threat or Menace?
Gentle Readers of this Tohu Bohu who share my interest in politics and the press should make sure they are checking out the CJR’s Campaign Desk pretty darn frequently. Even if you aren’t all that interested, I recommend this story…
More baseball, I’m afraid
Yes, I’m focusing on baseball, mostly because there are three weeks left in the season, and every game seems to be the difference between making and missing the playoffs. Really, these games don’t count any more than the ones in…
Issues, shmissues
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I don’t know if I’ve mentioned the Decembrist, a blog by Mark Schmitt. This entry is a good example of why I check it out. I don’t entirely agree with the way he applies the idea to John Kerry’s campaign,…
MVP
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With two weeks left in the season, a baseball fan is supposed to make some wild claims for who deserves which awards. So here goes, for the MVP; I’ll try and make an attempt at the Cy Young award soon….
Shhh, he’s talking about tenure…
There was an odd Op-Ed piece in this morning’s New York Times by John M. McCardell, Jr., former President of Middlebury College, where he claims to say what most serving college presidents dare not say. And, of course, the first…
tag line
Dang, YHB needs a new tag line. There’s been an empty space in the tag for four months, since I gave up hope that my old tag Redintegro Iraq had even any comic value anymore. But now the blank space…