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Friday, January 30, 2015

The Super Bowl

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Regulars have no doubt noticed that I have been almost completely silent about the NFL Playoffs and the upcoming Super Bowl.  I just know...

Book Review - "Rickey & Robinson"

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I received this book as a Christmas gift (and Thank You again, George and Ann!), and finally got around to reading it in the post-holiday,...

Movie Review - "The Imitation Game"

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We recently saw the movie "The Imitation Game", and I cannot recommend it highly enough.  It tells the story of mathematical gen...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Book Talk - Nathan Heller and Charlie Chan

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  While on our recent trip to Hawaii, one of the books I chose to read was Max Allan Collins' 1996 Nathan Heller novel, "Damned i...
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The 40th Anniversary Trip, Part III - AT&T Park

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A part of the San Francisco portion of our recent trip was devoted to taking the guided tour of the home of the San Francisco Giants, AT...
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Sunday, January 25, 2015

To Absent Friends - Ernie Banks

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Baseball Hall of Fame member Ernie Banks died on Friday at the age of 83. I saw my first major league baseball game in 1959.  That seas...

To Absent Friends - Catching Up

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While we were on vacation, the passing of three significant persons occurred, and they merit Absent Friends recognition from The Grandstande...
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