Category: Thinking
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Merry Christmas, Everyone!
We went overboard. Way overboard. I’m heading home two days early to move Charlie’s old toys to the basement. Don’t worry; there are more toys where those came from. Are there ever! Me? Amazing. Overwhelmed. Ever agree to keep Christmas small this year, just focus on the kids? What a way to be exposed as a…
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What Cliff Lee Means to Me
I ran a quick search of the archives here at Ramsayings before I started writing this post. Felt sure I’d written about Cliff Lee before, because, really, how has anyone with an interest in the Phillies not written about him? Whether it was his acquisition at the deadline in ’09 or his inexplicable trade before…
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A Word on Music Discovery
I don’t know how many YEARS it took me to finally realize Einsturzende Neubauten were cool, but it took an awfully long time. And they were favorably compared to bands I liked all the while. So while it’s cheaper to download something today, it doesn’t mean people will instantaneously hit that tipping point, even if…
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I Love Roy Oswalt
Now that it’s sunk in that our season’s over, all I can think about how much I love Roy Oswalt. Why? Because he was an absolute stud down the stretch. Because he accepted playing second fiddle when he’s an ace on most staffs around the league. Because he played left field! To top it all…