Radical Transparency

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Rattlesnake Shake

Gotta love it when a non-headliner plays a heartfelt one song encore.

  
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Filed under  //   encores   hoots and hellmouth   music   snakes  

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Manuel on Manny

Before the game, Manuel was acutely aware that Ramírez, one of his favorite people, was in hot water again -- this time for being in the clubhouse shower when Rollins got his walk-off hit Monday. A bad nonchalant teammate? The Philly media roasted him.

"Whatever Manny has to do be relaxed, he has to do it or he can't hit as well," said Manuel who knew Ramírez before he could even read or write and had breakfast with him nearly every day. So, if, to attain that calm, he must feign indifference or have Manny-Being-Manny outbreaks, so be it. Manuel loves it all. "When Manny doesn't run out a grounder to the pitcher, I think sometimes he's just so focused on hitting he forgets."

I read that in a Washington Post article by Thomas Boswell. And seasoned it with those links.

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And They Stream Out Of The Dugout

Have I mentioned on this blog how much I love Jimmy Rollins?

Well it's a lot.

  
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Filed under  //   baseball   jimmy rollins   radio  

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Suffering the Slings

Lauren and I sat in the front row at God Save Gertrude last night. And took a picture.

Apparently, Hamlet wasn't quite the punk rock type. Much more Elliot Smith than Patti.

Filed under  //   elliot smith   guitars   hamlet   patti smith   photography   punk rock   rock operas  

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Still Life with Cat

A tribute to the Cezanne and Beyond exhibit we saw in Philadelphia this past spring...

Filed under  //   art   cats   cezanne   grapefruits   photography  

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Note from Mike

I don't know Mike, but I do know that it was the cat's shit.

Filed under  //   cats   notes   shit  

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And Peas

I like for my plants to grow natural. I figure if the dirt and the rain don't grow it, it's not meant.

Filed under  //   new york   urban farming  

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Nelson's a Good Name for a Bulldog

Filed under  //   bulldogs   dogs   names   photography  

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Words and Reptiles

Lots of people say that dinosaurs used to rule the earth.

Those people are wrong.

Dinosaurs used to breathe and eat and poop and hang out. On the earth.

Just sayin.

Filed under  //   dinosaurs   governments   language  

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An Opening Scene?

Apparently Ben Folds writes rock operas by accident.

According to one new friend, anyway.

I believe her.

  
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And I think lots of you already know this, but I have moved to LA. Some destinies call from the west.

Filed under  //   accidents   ben folds   destiny   los angeles   music   rock operas  

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