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What would Joe DiMaggio do? – Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea

After this blog’s one moment of international fame, I thought I’d make a brief return to the work of your friend and mine, Ernest Hemingway. So, to bring you up to speed on my Hemingway adventure, on the advice of this … Continue reading

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MLB.TV – What shall I buy? And when? (My Baseball Winter #5)

It’s getting to be that time. Spring Training isn’t so far off, and I need to start thinking of just how I’m going to go about watching baseball in 2010. MLB.TV is the obvious option. Access to every single game, … Continue reading

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The Deadball Era – Monday video special! (My Baseball Winter #4)

No witty insight or well-researched commentary today (“or ever!” the readership cry), but just some fun video footage, of baseball way back in the mists of time. Funny to spot the differences with today’s sport, and to spot the similarities … Continue reading

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Baseball can be silly, in a good way (My Baseball Winter #3)

My baseball winter hasn’t been as chronicled as closely as I might have initially hoped. Apologies dear readers. I’ve been trying to keep up, but failing miserably to actually record anything. Oh, the woe of a lazy blogger, eh? Still, … Continue reading

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Ten little things that helped make 2009 a good year

We think in generalities, but we live in detail. Alfred North Whitehead English mathematician & philosopher (1861 – 1947) The web and the wider world are full of ‘best of’ lists, looking back at the past year and indeed the … Continue reading

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