This story is silly and semi-stupid but true, and I feel like relating it. So. I live in Long Beach, you may have noted, and it’s maybe 20 degrees cooler here than it is in the Inland Empire most summer days. (I remind myself of that, whenever I start to mewl about “it’s kinda hahhht […]

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I can understand how coming up with a decent “question of the day” can tax a person’s mind. Especially when he/she is referring to a team well under .500 and floundering like a gaffed tuna. But this one … Well, here is the Dodgers’ home page,” as of this writing, and you can’t help but […]

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Uh, don’t say that about me. I’m no Dodger. Actually, I used to know some Dodgers and the guys they have suiting up these days are no Dodgers. One of the myriad advertising campaigns the Dodgers organization has going on … is this thing on their web site entitled “We’re All Dodgers … What’s Your […]

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Russia 3, Holland 1 in the Euro quarterfinals. A disappointing outcome to those of us who appreciate Dutch skill on the attack. But a result that seemed to hinge on the Russians’ superior conditioning. Perhaps a function of age. And the way the game unfolded. And while it was easy to be annoyed with this […]

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