The First Fall Classic; The Red Sox, The Giants And the Cast of Players, Pugs and Politicos Who Reinvented the World Series in 1912 by Mike Vaccaro The first World Series was played in 1903, but the series in 1912 elevated it to the Fall Classic that those of us today know. “‘Not your fault, [...]
Tomorrow is the annual baseball All Star game. Tomorrow is a day that I take off every year to spend the day getting ready to watch the game, hoping each year that the National League wins. This year it is special because if the National League wins that may mean the Padres will have home [...]
The Fourth Star; Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army by David Cloud and Greg Jaffe I always want to know whom is leading our nation and that doesn’t always mean those we elect. The men who lead our armed forces have a very firm grasp on a [...]
Sizzling Sixteen, A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich; 2010; 309 pages; $27.99; St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY; 978-.-312-38330-5; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Hillsdale; 6/27-6/29 Stephanie and her supporting players are in a heap of trouble when someone kidnaps Vinnie, her cousin and her boss. As Stephanie, Lulu and Connie try and [...]
Today is the 5th of July and I am off to celebrate the 4th since it was my normal day off. When I think about songs that express to me what America is really about, my first thought is John Mellencamp’s Pink Houses.
