Rick Camp Game
The 1984 game where the Cubs' Ryne Sandberg hit two game-tying home runs off of Bruce Sutter before the Cubs won it in the 11th has been oft-mentioned since Sandberg's…
Meandering Thoughts #54
[Chorus 2]Oh, I love you more today than yesterdayBut not as much as tomorrowI love you more today than yesterdayBut only half as much as tomorrow At least to me,…
Cat Ownership
The phrase Dogs have owners; cats have staff most definitely applies to Lojo. Today he claimed the towel basket as his and proceeded to have a mid-morning to mid-afternoon slumber,…
Hawks in Wisconsin?
My wife and I spent a Sunday afternoon driving through western Wisconsin and ran across an ode to Hawkeyes in Barron. With the historical rivalry, animosity and even hatred between…
Random Learnings #59
From Wikipedia: [Ron] LeFlore also struck out frequently, finishing in the top ten in his league in strikeouts five times (and second in the American League in 1975 with 139).…
Hurtigruten Excursion #1: Ålesund
The first excursion selected for our northbound Hurtigruten Coastal Express was the Art Nouveau Walk in Ålesund, Norway. Ålesund is known for the art nouveau architecture during the town's reconstruction…
Piss Bucket
As seen in person at a local establishment of adequate dining ... a little difficult to see, but underneath the urinal is a bucket to catch .... piss? For the…
The Future De-Trumpization of the US
Nikita Khrushchev became First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death by executing Beria and winning the power struggle with Stalin's heir apparent, Malenkov. Politically…
Open-Water Sunset
For various reasons - mainly clouds - It wasn't until our fourth full day on Hurtigruten's northbound Coastal Express that we were wowed by the sunset. Though the picture's metadata…
You Can’t Fix Stupid
Most organizations - most competent organizations - require employees to complete a litany of wide-ranging, cover-your-ass training: ethics, sexual harassment, workplace violence, non-discrimination, safety training, blah blah blah. Most require…