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I got back from England to find the Red Sox 7 games behind the Yankees. Seven games! See what happens when I leave the country? It’s 6-1/2 now, with a big weekend series between the two teams beginning tonight in … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2009
Les Paul came to be better known as the inventor of his eponymous electric guitar than as a musician, but he was, first, a superb jazzman, who became important in various forms of pop, as well. I knew him first … Continue reading
A wonderful time in England, a good flight and drive home, an immanent early supper of corn-on-the-cob (a glory of the American summer), a much-needed iChat with H, A, and sweet B, and early to bed to deal with reverse … Continue reading
Iffley Road Track, August 12. 1:503:435:357:21 So I’ve finally run my mile in the footsteps of Roger Bannister, something I’ve wanted to do since my teens. And I had the wit to push it hard enough to give it the … Continue reading
Heading transatlantic tonight, sans computer, so—for both of you regular readers—posts will be hit or miss. I’m aware Blogger for some reason no longer approves of the photo that used to grace the right hand side of this page. I’ll … Continue reading
We all had a wonderful weekend helping sweet B celebrate her first birthday. Lots of bubbly and goodies, fascinating wrappings on gifts somewhat less appreciated, and plenty of grandparently hugs and kisses. B is beginning to walk quite well, especially … Continue reading
I’m packing my running kit for Oxford, partly in the hope I can neutralize the effect of all that beer, but primarily to see if I can’t manage to shuffle a mile around the Iffley Road Track. For an old … Continue reading
Yes, we do week birthdays and month birthdays, all in the belief that celebrating delight is never a bad thing, but this one is the real deal: Sweet B is a year old today, a busy, walking little person with … Continue reading
I’ll be in Oxford the second week in August, participating in one of those old-folks summer courses, at Merton College, and I expect to learn a bit about British art and archetecture of the late 18th Century, meet some interesting … Continue reading
Milwaukee is the home of Harley-Davidson, and last week I attended an event at the Harley museum, where they have a line-up of hogs visitors can pose on. This comically unattractive scooter, a veritable motorized icon of irony, was more … Continue reading