Sleep? I’m way too wired after five straight days of baseball agita. And especially tonight, after Game #172, it’s going to take me a while to digest everything. The season’s over, and it’s a crushing disappointment. But it’s no reason to go jumping off a bridge. First, I want to share some thoughts about this [...]

Posted on October 20th, 2006 by Chris
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There’s a secretary from another academic department whose office is across the hall from mine. And she’s allowed to listen to the radio at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven while she’s collating, but you know she only listens to the most vacuous crap there is. I mean, OK, the amount of honestly great [...]

Posted on October 18th, 2006 by Chris
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Just go read this. I’m crying laughing about it. Candle Maker Gadget (Gizmodo)

Posted on October 5th, 2006 by Chris
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There is no better word to describe the atmosphere at Shea Stadium last night. It was as if the Amazin’s knew I was there (and we certainly made enough noise), and played one of the most exciting games of the season for me. There were some real funny moments the whole day. After paying $18 [...]

Posted on October 5th, 2006 by Chris
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…to John Maine. Man, these tickets for today’s NLDS Game 1 don’t quite have the draw they used to. I’m not saying I don’t want to go. I’ve been waiting 6 years for the Mets to get back to the postseason. But when I decided on Game 1 tickets, I thought I would see Pedro [...]

Posted on October 4th, 2006 by Chris
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