Nocturnal Submission: Freestanding Edition 281

One-and-done here. Continue reading →

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First Post: Friday, July 7, 2017

Good morning still from a hot-and-humid Studio City. Afternoon now in the Eastern & Central Time Zones. Greetings! Continue reading →

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First Post: Thursday, July 6, 2017

Good afternoon still across all North American Time Zones. Good afternoon now. Continue reading →

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Tuesday Sniping: Another Gratuitous Wednesday Edition

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Not competing for the Stanley Cup

Looking like he does, Mistah Justin Turner here should be playing for the S.J. Sharks. Continue reading →

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Tuesday Sniping: Gratuitous Wednesday Edition

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No. 22 in your programmes, No. 1 in your hearts

Good atmosphere for holiday, twi-night béisbol last night at the Ravine. Clayton Kershaw went 7 innings, the first six of them without allowing a base hit, and struck out 11, and Los Doyers opened up a 4-nil lead and forced the visiting D’backs down to their last 3 outs. However, shaky relief in the 9th surrendered 3 Ariz. runs, and the home side had to sweat a little before securing a 4-3 victory. Kershaw improved his record to 13-2 on the season. Continue reading →

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Tuesday Sniping: North American Bacchanal Edition

Ladies & gentlemen, to tie up your July 1-July 4 North American Bacchanal festivities, here’s one of the greatest ’murrikan composers performing ‘Maple Leaf Rag’. Gershwin, Copland, Joplin — the eternally great ’murrikan composers, not a WASP or Mayflower descendant among ’em! Now what? Continue reading →

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First Post: Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Philadelphia, Independence Hall, Cradle of Liberty. Philly POPS Orchestra performing ‘The Liberty Bell’. Meta! Continue reading →

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Monday Boxing: Holiday Eve Edition

Good evening on the East Coast and in the Central Time Zones. Good evening now. Continue reading →

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Monday Boxing: Galette Edition

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Dig in

Not a cobbler, not a sloppy pie; rather, the quick-and-dirty French crust-and-fruit pastry called — yup, you guessed it — the galette. No need to master optics or get every last detail spot-on. Still quite delicious. Maybe in this age of SOcial MEdia and 24/7 image-management, the galette serves as an apt metaphor: maybe the mopes just need to relax and loosen up, allow for the imperfections and the wabi-sabi attached to everything in this life, and just let it go. Or not. Philosophy! Continue reading →

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First Post: Monday, July 3, 2017

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Kevork the Rocky Mountain Spotted Retriever and his niece, Gilligan Bat Dog, dining al fresco on the patio of Mexicali Cocina & Cantina in beautiful downtown Studio City, Calif.

Hope you are getting Monday off now! Continue reading →

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