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Wither honour.

From Bill Simmons’ December 14th column on, among other things, the Mitchell Report on illicit substance use in Major League Baseball:

The greatest hitter and pitcher of the past 50 years both cheated to get where they were … and if that’s not enough, our all-time hits leader was a convicted felon who bet against […]

On Conferring.

As advertised on TV, I was away from the ol’ homestead for a few days earlier this week while – cue the high pitched scream offstage – at a conference for work. There were a series of odd little incidents and observations that I’m pretty sure Larry David could quickly turn into a half-decent episode […]

Ready, Set, Go.

I was sitting in front of the computer this morning earnestly typing an email. Spouse came in to the room and asked what I was “tippy-tapping” away at.

Me: I’m writing an email to Todd about how much of a person’s best creative work is typically done in his or her youth. In music, science […]