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Field of Schemes*
With the Sacramento Bee running a positive article on the A’s temporary move to Sacramento (including what I only hoped was an ironic “Play Ball” headline in apocalyptic font size; and Marcos Bretón’s accompanying commentary calling the move “smart.” (Smart for whom, Marcos?) I felt the need to throw a counterpoint out there. Unfortunately, I… Read more
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Five (Six) Challenges for 2024
It is “Bloganuary” here at WordPress.com and while I do not remember such a challenge in past Januarys the web content management system has always had Day One and other word prompt programs to encourage their bloggers to write. This challenge is very, er, challenging. Especially considering I don’t write very often anymore. Below are… Read more
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Year End Wrap Up for the A’s
I thought I wasn’t going to post about the A’s anymore unless something significant happened. I lied. Here’s a bitter-sweet piece by Brodie Brazil I thought was worth re-posting. Nothing new here, just a Thank You from one of the Bay Area’s biggest A’s fan to all the A’s fans who follow him. Read more
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My Short Love Affair with Popular Music. A Remix
Of the nearly 380 posts I have published on this and my previous blog, I have reposted only a few (including The Triple, which I have posted three times). If I had the time, I would repost all of them now that better grammar-check tools are available. You, dear reader, are now reading another of… Read more
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Goodbye A’s. Hello B’s!
Oakland is getting another baseball team. No, there has not been any talkabout Oakland getting an expansion team. Oakland is getting the Ballers. TheOakland Ballers have obtained $2 million in initial funding from 50 investorslinked to Oakland and the wider East Bay region. In addition, ownershipwill soon have a crowdsourcing site so that more people can… Read more
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Observations from the Mat #8: Y6 & Vinyasa
About a month ago, I signed up as a member of Yoga Six. As the company’s name implies Yoga Six offers 6 different types of yoga classes, but it comes out to about eight (if you include the least scheduled Y6 TRX (yoga with the popular suspension weight training) and Y6 Mix (a 45 minute… Read more
