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Cooperstown Highlights
We took a quick trip to Cooperstown for Easter weekend. It’s off season, so the town (which is cute but smaller than I expected) was basically closed, and the museum can be done in a half-day. The stuff that struck … Continue reading
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In which I learn to be careful what I wish for…
We are two weeks into the Olympics, and I’ve got the usual random thoughts I’ve been too lazy to write down. One of those is enough with the moms. P&G decided to build its sponsorship around mom tributes, and NBC … Continue reading
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Sunday in the park with the folks
Some girls take their moms shopping. Not this girl. Or this mom. Today I took my New Hampshire-native mom to her first Red Sox game since 1946. Or 1947. She’s not sure, she knows she was in high school at … Continue reading
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Sunday by the numbers
On a fantastic spring day in which the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything, as well as “who made that play” was the number 42, I took my new camera to the ballpark. Unfortunately I … Continue reading
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Sunday morning 54: What a season, what a gift
November 13, 2011. Home. It’s football season. But it’s time to talk about baseball. Haven’t been able to for a while. Once again, Destiny’s Team of the moment ended our season early. It was so hard. And too painful to … Continue reading
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Sunday morning 42: Epic baseball
October 2, 2011. Home. Thinking of nothing but baseball today. Last night, the Phillies beat the Cardinals in game one of the division series. There were 8 ½ innings of baseball, but only one at-bat mattered. It was an at-bat … Continue reading
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Sunday morning 48: An unexpected ball game
August 28, 2011. Minneapolis. Redeye from Anchorage, sleepy family. Hurricane Irene has prevented us from flying on to Philadelphia and home. We will go tomorrow. This morning we tried to get enough shuteye (thank you Hilton, for getting our room … Continue reading
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A couple of High Line impressions.
In New York last week, took a tour of the High Line. I rather like this photo: I’m a Phillies fan now, but the Met fan inside me is horrified by this:
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Sunday morning 32: challenging
Like anyone whose job requires them to write about financial matters, I’ve used the word challenging a lot in the last few years. You know, that dreaded challenging economic environment, which we substitute for the economy stinks (for older writers) or the … Continue reading
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Freezing with the Eagles
Attended that Eagles game rescheduled from Sunday. First night-time pro football game. Cold, lousy game. Glad I did it, but not real eager to repeat the experience. Driving through the tailgaters’ parking lot before the game felt like being in … Continue reading
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The View from the Porch 