The worst thing about yesterday's shift is that I had to go a second straight day without talking to my daughters, who were asleep (at my mom's cabin in Minnesota) by the time I got home.
[Rhu_Ru:] The second worst thing? Leaving the Co'C in draft mode. TGIF
In my "Best of 2012" column, I mentioned one album and one track that I though maybe should be there, but of which I had just learned. Well, upon 7 months reflection, and finally getting it on CD, Aaron Dilloway's Modern Jester is my 2012 album of the year. I've been listening a lot on headphones and computer speakers at the office, but listening to it loud was something else. I think he's done something with the sound waves and cancellation like Ryoji Ikeda where turning your head makes it sound different, that just doesn't register on headphones. This album is the kind of thing that's gonna ruin my life listening to tons of absolute crap that sounds similar but isn't actually very good (it already has and now I've got to re-try them all loudly). The genre tags at the bandcamp site are pretty descriptive: "crude drone electronic experimental junk modern classical musique concrete noise sound art synthesizer tape music Ohio." Continue reading Friday Music Day: July 26, 2013
Sam Breadon (1876)
Sad Sam Jones (1892)
Brick Eldred (1892)
Larry Woodall (1894)
Paul Gallico (1897)
Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons (1901)
Alex Radcliffe (1905)
Sam Leslie (1905)
Ellis Kinder (1914)
Jimmy Bloodworth (1917)
Sibby Sisti (1920)
Hoyt Wilhelm (1922)
Norm Siebern (1933)
Pete Ward (1937)
Ken Kaiser (1945)
Jody Reed (1962)
Greg Colbrunn (1969)
Joaquin Benoit (1977)
Alex Burnett (1987)
Sam Breadon owned the St. Louis Cardinals from 1917-1947.
Brick Eldred got over two thousand hits in the Pacific Coast League, playing there thirteen years.
Paul Gallico was a sportswriter from 1919-1936. He went on to become a noted writer and is best known as the author of The Poseidon Adventure.
The brother of Double Duty Radcliffe, Alex Radcliffe played in the Negro Leagues from 1932-1946 and played in eleven all-star games.
Ken Kaiser was an American League umpire from 1977-1999.
i'm still very undecided on dessa. what does the nation think?
(3 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)
Loading... Butera not yet in the lineup. The Nation holds its breath.
Okay - it's not a "live" video...but it has attractive women and dogs acting like men, err, dogs behaving like dogs. Well, it has dogs playing instruments, sipping drinks and smooching said attractive women.
Also, the tune's pretty catchy.
(2 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... Rochester is 55-51, second in the International League North, three games behind Pawtucket. The Red Wings are tied for first with Norfolk in the wild card race. Rochester won its most recent game and is 6-4 in its last ten games.
New Britain is 48-56, fifth in the Eastern League Eastern, seventeen games behind Binghamton. The Rock Cats are five games behind New Hampshire for the last playoff spot. New Britain has lost six consecutive games and is 2-8 in its last ten games.
Fort Myers is 16-15 in the second half, fourth in the Florida State League South, three games behind Palm Beach. Overall, Fort Myers is 61-37. The Miracle has qualified for the playoffs by winning the first half. Fort Myers won its most recent game and is 6-4 in its last ten games.
Cedar Rapids is 21-10 in the second half, tied for first with Beloit in the Midwest League Western. Overall, Cedar Rapids is 63-38. The Kernels have qualified for the playoffs by finishing second in the first half. Cedar Rapids has lost four consecutive games and is 3-7 in its last ten games.
Elizabethton is 17-14, third in the Appalachian League West, 4.5 games behind Greeneville. The Twins are a half game behind Kingsport for the last playoff spot. Elizabethton has lost four consecutive games and is 3-7 in its last ten games.
The GCL Twins are 13-16, tied for third in the Gulf Coast League South, four games behind the Red Sox. The Twins won their most recent game and are 3-7 in their last ten games.
The DSL Twins are 22-22, fourth in the Boca Chica Baseball City, 5.5 games behind the Giants. The Twins won their most recent game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.
Oswaldo Arcia is back in the lineup. A solid outing for P. J. Walters. Adam Brett Walker II is still hot.
It has been one year since I stopped the madness. Continue reading WGOM Fitness: One Year Later
I've got one of those nine hour shifts that kills the day at both ends. If I'm going to do that, I'd rather just dispense with all pretenses of free time and work open to close.