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Saturday, May 17, 2003
Carlos May:
A major league baseball uniform has the last name of the player on the back, along with that player's number. Carlos May wore number 17. He remains the only player in major league history to wear his birthday on his uniform (May 17).
Benjamin Wade:
Missed becoming President of the United States by one vote yet nobody knows who he is.
The Late Robert Stack:
Everyone remembers him from Unsolved Mysteries, most of us remember him in Airplane!, some of us remember him from The Untouchables, but how many remember that in 1942 he played in Carole Lombard's last movie, To Be or Not To Be , along with Jack Benny?
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing:
Who knew they had an online store?
An All-Metal Fifteen Puzzle:
You know, those 4 by 4 puzzles with one empty space where you slide the numbered tiles around. You can buy the cheap plastic ones made in Hong Kong for 10 for a dollar. But this one is all metal, with enamel tiles and even a carrying case (!). There's even a mini version. A good travel puzzle for the kids, a vice-free mind-quieting distraction for the grown-ups. A glorious thing, it is.
Writing Changes Everything: The 627 Best Things Anyone Ever Said About Writing
A review of the book. Fred Allen: I can't understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars. Elvis Costello: Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. You can find the best price here.
Coming this Fall
Stock market reports and sports scores on your wristwatch. You need this, don't you?
Decision Making
Including some of my thoughts on the subject.
Iraq:
Iraqi writer Hamid Ali Alkifaey, who fled from Saddam Hussein's regime, recalls life under his leadership and considers what the future could hold for Iraq. In the Guardian.
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