Radio Silence

Only one day left of this ridiculous campaign. Much as I love to have NPR on as I potter around the house, today I think I will maintain radio silence.

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Lance Baxter, Ex-Geico Pitchman

 Hurray for Lance Baxter! I was never a big fan of a gecko with a cockney accent selling insurance (wtf?), but my mother-in-law laughs whenever she sees it, so I figure the lizard had his own demographic. 

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Plutocracy and the Ides of March

 “Beware the Ides of March …  

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Procrastinations & Prognostications

 People have asked me to be honest. I had one, two, three requests last Fall, and I had a notion for a post, too, to revisit some prior ruminations on honesty, and humanity, and I did … nothing.

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Raising a Stink

Omens, warnings, signs — we usually sense them by sight or sound. I suppose you can taste something and know it’s a sign of trouble (what else kept the king’s taste-tester employed, right up to a potential untimely demise?), but do you think signs can be olfactory?

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To Have and Have Not

 One of the worst things about living in the U.S. of A. for the last 28 years has been the glorying in selfishness and greed.

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Bottling beer, Moody Blues, and patiently waiting to celebrate

My friend Dave came over to help me bottle this winter’s lager. It was good to catch up, and he had the amusing news that he had been to a rock concert for the first time in, well, years. The Moody Blues were in town. Yup, dinosaur rock. Someone had canceled in the 11th hour, and Dave answered the call. He said it was a trip — and there was no need for mind-altering chemicals to take it, either.

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No relief for the Giants

My fears about the Giants are gradually being realized. I was afraid their bullpen problems would come back to bite them in the butt, and it’s happening. Tuesday night the bullpen once again gave up the game in extra innings.

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New York, New York — who turned the baseball standings upside down?

“We’re Yankees fans. New York is supposed to be in the world series,” their eyes half-close as Yankees fans say these things, in smug self-satisfaction. This winter I had several Yankee fans explain their version of baseball reality to me this way.

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Surprises for 2007 baseball

Every year there are surprises in baseball. The homeruns fly out of parks prompting speculation the ball is “juiced.” A team expected to do poorly does well, like last year’s Tigers. I have a few theories on what might change in baseball this year.

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