Ramblings & ephemera
From Richard Ben Cramer’s “What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now?” (Esquire: June 1986):
Few men try for best ever, and Ted Williams is one of those. There’s a story about him I think of now. This is not about baseball but fishing. He meant to be the best there, too. One day he says [...]
Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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From Daniel A. Nathan’s “The Big Fix” (Legal Affairs: March/April 2004):
THE BLACK SOX SCANDAL was the sports crime of the 20th century. In a complicated and poorly conceived and executed conspiracy, several prominent Chicago White Sox ballplayers teamed up with gamblers to lose the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. …
Of those artfully deceitful [...]
Posted on June 1st, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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A conversation Denise & I had sometime in July 2003:
Scott: Hey, did you hear about that baseball player hitting that mascot dressed as a sausage?
Denise: Yeah!
Scott: That poor polish sausage.
Denise: Yeah.
Scott: From what I read, he didn’t mean to hurt her. He just tapped her. I mean, those costumes are pretty top-heavy.
Denise: Sure … [...]
Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Saw the original Dawn of the Dead last night. Still an all-time horror/zombie classic. Gore, humor, satire, thrills, & more.
Setting up Amazon EC2, EBS, S3, & much much more, and it's incredibly fun & interesting.
Sitting with a sleeping baby nestled up next to your side is sure peaceful and pleasant. Especially when he gently squeezes your fingers. :)
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6-yr-old Gabe: "When I was 4, I hit my head and got a big goose egg on my forehead. I couldn't cuss because I didn't know my cusses."
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Goddammit. My Mom's in the hospital with pneumonia. And gout. And she still hasn't met baby Finn. This sucks.
Me: Getting Gabe ready is like herding cats. 6-yr-old Gabe: Scott, I do NOT hurt cats.
Me: Getting Gabr
God, I hate Java applets. Dear developers: 6 yr olds just want to play your stupid games, not have to deal with slow, buggy browser applets!
6-yr-old Gabe sings: "Scotty the very dumb reindeer ..." The metrics are correct!
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