Month: October 2006

And, so it goes: so long to the 2006 season; see you in spring training next year, Mets. Didn’t think you’d make it this far (I never thought it way back in spring training of this year), but my God, you were NL East Champs and got into the playoffs. Sorry you couldn’t get to the World Series. Heartbreaking loss (Mets had bases loaded; man!). But, proud that you made it as far as you did. Better luck next year.

Boy, college protest season started early – but, found Slate’s Explainer explaining the protests at Gallaudet U to be fascinating. Not entirely up on the issues yet (still reading up), but kind of interesting that, no matter how differently abled they may be, college kids are still the same – the vigors of youth going to action on the issues they find important. Rather inspiring, to say the least.

A Slate article on San Francisco’s architecture. That’s certainly what I had liked about it when we were there – the buildings had character and color. Whether it’s “poor architecture” isn’t for me to say (I’m no expert) – but I had liked seeing the stuff – very different, to say the least (seeing private homes done in pastel – well, it’s different).

Barack Obama’s new book “The Audacity of Hope” is out; NY Times’ Michiko Kakutani gave it a pretty good review – with at least complimenting that he kept the voice he had from his previous book (pre-US Senatorial days – probably that much more an authentic voice) “Dreams From My Father” (which I read and highly recommend). Senator Obama’s the cover story on this week’s Time and an excerpt of the book is inside – which does seem to keep that voice. Whether he’s ready for 2008 – as President? Vice President? – well, there’s still time for that.

Wow – a back story on P.L. Travers, the woman behind Mary Poppins.

And a back story on Dr. Shing-Tung Yau, the mathematician of the Calabi-Yau space in string theory.

And, just a few weeks ago, I was watching Nova Now on PBS, where Dr. Tyson hosted and there was the story on the search for the newest elements on the Periodic Table – and the NY Times reports that maybe the search has succeeded – for about a few fractions of a second. An emphasis on the maybe!

Let’s Go Mets! Got to hang in there!

Why blogging about jury duty may be a bad idea…

This Slate article worries me – could tv really be bad for us after all? Apparently, exposing your babies to tv is bad; but too much may be even worse?

Pancake recipe – without resorting to a mix?! Cool!

And, just when we all have gotten back from our travels, the NY Times on Affordable SF hotels. Geez Louise!

And, last but not least: are the Mets incredibly lucky or what?    Rain in St. Louis gives Tom Glavine another day to rest.  Let’s Go Mets!