An Age of Wonders
Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 @ 8:48 am
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On Sunday afternoon, Dr. Duane Berkompas, his surgical team, and a host of other players saved my life. I was in no condition to be taking notes, or I'd list everyone by name.
Jeannie Longo? Jeannie Longo?
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 @ 11:26 am
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Watched the Olympic Women's Road Race this morning, and had lots of fun. It was astonishing, though, to find Jeannie Longo leading the race early on, and fascinating to watch her control the pack late in the race. Veteran hardly describes the woman; she was that over a decade ago. Finished tenth! I suspect she's a little different from most of us....
Gilmour’s Albums
Posted on Friday, July 30, 2004 @ 12:33 pm
Filed Under History, Musick
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The Handel harp concerto was one of Gilmour's theme songs, at least in the sixties when I made a point of listening to his program. One of the neat things about Clyde's use of this theme was variation--always the same piece, but an array of recordings, each with strengths and weaknesses, all with something to appreciate. A good lesson.
Stopgap Solutions
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 @ 9:57 am
Filed Under Michigan, Political Process, Readings
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While I really dislike the short term limits we've put on the legislature, I don't see this connection. Methought one purpose of the term limits was to reduce the proportion of career politicians in office, thus reducing those officials' institutional commitments and freeing up the creative juices. That objective was certainly worthwhile, and ought to still apply.
Fabulous Ruins
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 @ 11:57 pm
Filed Under Baseball, Baseball Pix, Michigan, Readings
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Lowell's tribute to Tiger Stadium is a wonderful thing. Read it, and read all the Detour panels about the stadium. Read it even if you hate baseball, and despised the old ballyard. This is love, and it's something beautiful.
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