The Dodgers were the first sports team I paid attention to, and I can’t help but follow them … even though that World Series drought is up to 20 years now and the club is owned by Bostonians more interested in the club as a real estate venture than as a successful sports team. I […]

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I fell off the wagon, a few nights ago. For months, years, my entire computer-gaming indulgence consisted of some laptop solitaire (which, no, is not to be confused with onanism), and solitaire isn’t exactly habit-forming. Generally. Then the devil snuck into my brain and whispered, “Minesweeper!” Who else could it have been, except for Satan? […]

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