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Secret Society
The Supreme Council on Secondary Concerns. You heard it here first. Watch out for this group, as they’ll be trouble when they get around to it. Someday, after weightier matters are resolved.
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Sarah Vowell rocks The Mayflower
“It’s my ideal of America,” Vowell says. “I don’t like a coherent group, I like an unruly group.” In the Washington Post.
Her new book, The Wordy Shipmates is out. Assassination Vacation was incredible; thoughtful, funny and melancholy.
Great baseball tale
ESPN’s Paul Lukas relates the story of the “futuristic” game between the Mariners and Royals.
ESPN Page 2 – Uni Watch: Looking back at the M’s future:
• The ball for the ceremonial first pitch was delivered to the mound by a robot, which was constructed at the University of Washington. “We named the robot Mr. Scraps, because it looked like a garbage can on wheels,” recalls Martinez. “Not exactly what we were expecting, but it served its purpose.”
James “Scotty” Doohan, who now lies in state in space, threw out the first pitch…..
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Dew on the ruins
“In the morning, in Tipisa, there is dew on the ruins. The world’s youngest freshness on what is most ancient. Therein lies my faith and, in my opinion, the principle of art and life.”
Only fools think they can create something of beauty or truth from thin air.
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Nicely turned view of Pete Rose
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