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20 hours ago

Too Short for a Blog Post, Too Long for a Tweet 360

Here are a few excerpts from a book I recently read, “K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches,” by Tyler Kepner. Batters hit just .233 in at-bats ending with sliders in 2017, their worst average against any pitch. The Pirates’ Chris Archer, who has one of baseball’s best sliders…

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2 days ago

I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie

As I’ve expressed in this space in many ways, reading is an important activity for me. It hits people in different ways, but for me it is leisure and habit and education and escape all wrapped up together. Of course, what I read is as important as that I read…

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Feb 1

A Costly Failure, An Impressive Life Lesson

This past weekend was a momentous one for pro football fans, especially around here since the Philadelphia Eagles stomped their fellow NFC finalist the San Francisco 49ers to punch their ticket to Super Bowl 57. …

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Jan 30

Too Short for a Blog Post, Too Long for a Tweet 359

Here are a few excerpts from a book I recently read, “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos,” by Jordan Peterson. God didn’t give Moses “The Ten Suggestions,” he gave Commandments; and if I’m a free agent, my first reaction to a command might just be that nobody, not…

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Jan 25

Too Short for a Blog Post, Too Long for a Tweet 358

Here are a couple of excerpts from a book I recently read, “The Origin of Species,” by Charles Darwin. That many and serious objections may be advanced against the theory of descent with modification through variation and natural selection, I do not deny. I have endeavoured to give to them…

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Jan 23

Retirement Daydreams

Of late, the cold weather and weekly work/parenting grind make it easy for me to get lost in retirement daydreams. …

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Jan 18

Back on the Rails

Up until and inclusive of the first few days of the pandemic, I was a transit pass holder, which meant that my regular commute was by transit and that (important for me, being hyper-thrifty) once I had procured the pass for the month the marginal cost to me of one…

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Jan 16

The Content of Our Character

Many words have been written by and about the subject of today’s holiday so far be it for me to think I can break new ground with any of my musings. I do want to reflect a bit on this turn of phrase Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is famous…

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Jan 15

Social Habits

For the cause of anthropology and my own self-documentation, every once in a while I like to record how I use social media. These practices of course evolve over time, so what I do now is different from what I did a few short years ago, and in turn will…

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Jan 15

The Strength of Weakness

While we all have a greater appreciation for wellness and vulnerability, I have noticed a lingering sense of equating strength with not showing weakness. For example, you see someone getting emotional, composing themselves, and continuing on, and you say “wow, the strength of this person to carry forward through their…

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