Hi. It's been awhile since I've posted a non-book review here, so I thought I'd write down a few thoughts. My father has been dead three months now. That's still very hard to believe. His gravestone was just put in, so Gretchen and I will be going to Knoxville to view it soon. Last weekend, …
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A Review of Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss My rating: 4 of 5 stars I became a Pirates fan when I moved from Canada to Pittsburgh in 1971 as a small boy with my family. I don’t remember much of Roberto Clemente, but I remember how huge he was in the …
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning - Recap - October 12, 2013 - ESPN. I'm so glad hockey season's back! Sidney Crosby has scored in all five Penguins games so far this season. Nice way to begin the season. Go Pens!
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Things
Just a few things. I'm sorry I haven't updated in awhile. Not too much has been going on for me personally, and I'm in the middle of three very large books, so I haven't been able to write a book review for awhile. However, I'm nearly done with one (finally!), so hopefully a book review …
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Birthday Thoughts
Yesterday was my birthday. (Yes, I'm a Virgo.) I tried not to be too depressed at getting older. My wife and mother worked to make it a good day, so that was nice. I did some work, made some calls, read a little bit, applied for a new job. My friend Marcy sent me an …
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