Monthly Archives: June 2013

Danger On The Road

June 21, 2013 – 3:21 pm

An old urban legend purported that in 1895 the only two automobiles in Ohio had an accident. Snopes.com investigated the story without finding any evidence of said accident, however in May 1896 a NYC motorist struck a bicyclist. According to Snopes.com the rider suffered a broken leg, the driver of the Duyrea spent a night […]

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All Ears

June 17, 2013 – 8:09 pm

According to Wikipedia the National Security Agency is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence. The NSA employs 40,000 people at various locations and its annual budget is a secret, although intelligence analysts have estimated the per annum […]

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Father’s Son

June 17, 2013 – 4:10 pm

Franka played baseball in our hometown on the South Shore. His father worked in Boston. Franka asked our father to drive Franka to the games. My old man got him back and forth without a problem. He was a good man as was his grandson. Franka is on his way to LA to try his […]

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Horace Silver SONG FOR MY FATHER (1964)

June 16, 2013 – 12:32 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLdm1yuoU_Q

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Triple Overtime

June 15, 2013 – 4:55 pm

Three nights ago I sat at Mullanes, my local sports bar in Fort Greene, and watched the Bruins blow a 3-1 lead in regulation. The two teams played two periods of overtime before the bartender asked, “You want the sound on?” “I don’t know.” I’m a firm believer in not changing anything during a game. […]

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