Rickey made the most famous Rule 5 Draft of his career — the most famous in baseball history — when he took Roberto Clemente away from the Brooklyn Dodgers. Apparently, the Dodgers had an inking [sp] of what they had... | Continue »

Picture this: You're a cute teenage girl living in New York City in the late 90's/early 00's. You have songs running through your head non-stop like a manic depressive. Most people think your "musical talents" are more than strange, but... | Continue »

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via Serious Eats, the Journalist Cocktail: 2 ounces gin 1/2 ounce dry vermouth 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth 2 dashes fresh lemon juice 2 dashes curacao 1 dash Angostura bitters Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir... | Continue »

Oh man, we're going to have to start a FAKESAYID.COM now aren't we. Because there's no way that's actually Sayid -- real Sayid would have behaved much differently when faced with some minor shock therapy and a red hot poker. The look on his face when he told Jack "They... | Continue »

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Overall we had a solid first game. Fhyrie threw a no-hitter through 5 completely overpowering the Puerto Rico hitters. Our hitters swung the bat well and with some luck could have scored another 6 runs easy. The goal is to qualify for the finals on Sunday so the top four teams can playoff for the championship. Felt good to have some AB's (it had been over 4 or 5 years since my last at bat.) Ended up 2 for 5 with a 2B and 3B. Legs held up as did my back which has been stiff for the last three... | Continue »

Sippey put to rest forever the debate about spoilers sometime in 2008 with the simple declaration "Real fans watch." And they do! My Twitter profile reads simply "My twitter stream primarily features Lost spoilers," which for a time was true.... | Continue »

[[This is part of my no new clothes in 2010 resolution.]] I've finished my first full, wear-outside-the-house garment: the orange dress. The genesis of this dress was during another outing with my friend Mena. We went to an estate sale that was pretty much a bust, but I did pick up one pattern for about 50 cents. After the sale, we stopped by Stone Mountain & Daughter Fabrics and I bought 1 7/8 yards of orange stretch corduroy at $5.99 a yard. I would later find out that my fabric choice was a mistake: the suggested fabrics included pinwale corduroy,... | Continue »

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Good all the way through, but really good at the end. | Continue »

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Another surprising area for sharp memory is the taste and texture of cheap candy. Not imported chocolates, but Red Hots, Good and Plenty, Milk Duds, Paydays, Chuckles. I dreamed I got a box of Chuckles with five licorice squares, and... | Continue »

Here's an out-there-on-a-limb tech prediction where I'd be happy to be proven wrong: **Apple will not announce a tablet on January 26th.** You see, I really just ghost blog for David, who makes a compelling case (i.e. he said it... | Continue »

Wilco Guys who go to concerts to relax. via flavorwire.com I need more friends who like Wilco. | Continue »

“Women see celebrities as mirrors of their own lives, so when they're looking at celebrities, in many cases, not all, they are evaluating the situation and relating it to something in their own lives or comparing it. It enhances your... | Continue »

Last Thanksgiving, I wrote that I was thankful for: Jason Kottke's Kottke - Malcolm Gladwell's article about concussions was not the first on the topic, and did not contain a cogent argument of any kind (in fact, it was almost... | Continue »

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