Baseball's Sad Lexicon
These are the saddest of possible words:
"Tinker to Evers to Chance."
Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds,
Tinker and Evers and Chance.
Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble,
Making a Giant hit into a double --
Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble:
"Tinker to Evers to Chance."
by Franklin Pierce, 1910
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The Iowa Flood
Eastern Iowa is flooded. It is the worst flood in history and the devastation is monumental.
In Cedar Rapids, at least 20,000 have been forced from their homes, and officials say it could be four days before the Cedar River drops enough for workers to even begin pumping out water.
The river crested Friday night at nearly 32 feet, 12 feet higher than the old record set in 1929.
Flood waters have swamped more than 400 blocks, threatened the city's drinking supply and forced the evacuation of a downtown hospital. Only one of the city's half-dozen wells was working, and it was protected by sandbags and pumps powered by generators.
The damage in Cedar Rapids is extensive, with a preliminary estimate of $737 million.
Gov. Chet Culver has declared 83 of the state's 99 counties disaster areas, a designation that helps speed aid and opens the way for loans and grants.
In Cedar Rapids, at least 20,000 have been forced from their homes, and officials say it could be four days before the Cedar River drops enough for workers to even begin pumping out water.
The river crested Friday night at nearly 32 feet, 12 feet higher than the old record set in 1929.
Flood waters have swamped more than 400 blocks, threatened the city's drinking supply and forced the evacuation of a downtown hospital. Only one of the city's half-dozen wells was working, and it was protected by sandbags and pumps powered by generators.
The damage in Cedar Rapids is extensive, with a preliminary estimate of $737 million.
Gov. Chet Culver has declared 83 of the state's 99 counties disaster areas, a designation that helps speed aid and opens the way for loans and grants.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
International Year of the Potato
The United Nations declared that 2008 is the International Year of the Potato. The celebration of the International Year of the Potato (IYP) is intended to raise awareness of the importance of the potato, as well as agriculture in general, in addressing issues of global concern, including hunger, poverty and threats to the environment.
I love potatoes.
I love potatoes.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
How 'bout Them Cubs?
The Cubs had the best record in baseball entering June for the first time in 100 years -- 1908, the year of their last World Series championship.
The Cubs went undefeated on a homestand for the first time since April 14-26, 1970. Just about everything is clicking.
Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful!
The Cubs went undefeated on a homestand for the first time since April 14-26, 1970. Just about everything is clicking.
Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful!
Monday, June 2, 2008
I'm Sad
Guitarist Bo Diddley dead at 79.
The world-renowned guitarist's signature beat -- usually played on an equally distinctive rectangular-bodied guitar -- laid the foundation for rock 'n' roll, and became so identified with him that it became known as the "Bo Diddley" beat. It was unlike anything else heard in pop music.
The world-renowned guitarist's signature beat -- usually played on an equally distinctive rectangular-bodied guitar -- laid the foundation for rock 'n' roll, and became so identified with him that it became known as the "Bo Diddley" beat. It was unlike anything else heard in pop music.
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