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Via Brad DeLong, via Think Progress, via Associated Press : George W. Bush, 10/29/04: Unfortunately Ð unfortunately, my opponent, tonight, continued to say things he knows are not true Ð accusing our military of passing up a chance to get Osama bin Laden in Tora Bora. As the Commander in charge of that operation, Tommy Franks had said, itÕs simply not the case. ItÕs the worst kind of Monday morning quarterbacking. It is especially shameful in the light of a…

Intro: Last fall, after the last pitch was thrown, after the last ball was caught, after the lights shut off, Keyspan Park went silent for the winter. The home of the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team, the stadium looks from the edge of Coney Island in South Brooklyn, beyond right field to the Atlantic. The ballclub’s namesake, the Cyclone roller coaster, is visible on the other side of the left field wall. The players packed up and the fans…

WashPost on former Dodgers and Senators slugger Frank “Hondo” Howard: Former Senators shortstop Eddie Brinkman, Howard’s best friend and roommate on road trips, recalls the 15 feet of bald space where Howard paced in left field. “We had a lot of pop-ups between us,” says Brinkman, recalling the time he ran back tracking a shallow fly, expecting Howard to call him off. He kept going and still heard nothing. Finally he caught the ball five feet in front of Howard’s…

Exactly two months from today I will be back, permanently, in California.

Probably due to jet lag (the first time in awhile that I remember that I’ve been really affected by it), I’m up again way too early (before 6 am). At 4:33 am Pacific will be the precise beginning of Noruz, the Persian New Year 1384 — that’s on the Persian calendar not the Islamic calendar. So, Aidee Shoma Moborak! I’m planning on heading down to Madison Ave. to check out the 2nd annual Persian Parade. I’m debating whether or not…

Congrats to my cousin Martin on being accepted to and deciding to attend American University next fall to start his undergraduate studies! Congrats to my brother Alex on being accepted to the Haas School of Business undergraduate program!

Only $163, says Travelocity. OAK – NYC I’m leaving here in two months, so now’s your chance.

I forgot to post about the Engrish I spotted in Estonia, specifically at Pegasus, on their cocktail list. Prices in Estonian kroons. ($1 = 11.7477 kroons) Moroccan Orange 65 Play it again Sam . . . he’s looking at you kid! Strawberry Margarita 70 Like a classic, but we’ve added stawberrys that have virginity effect! Kir Royale 65 Bubbly and crŽme de cassis inspires you to think: Voulez-vous couchez avec Mint Julep 65 Crushed fresh mint and lime with vodka…

So I came back to my apt from Estonia last night at about 9 pm and I did my best to stay up as late as I could (7 hr time difference). I made it until about 11:30 pm. I woke up at 4 am and pushed myself to sleep until 6:30 am. I’m listening to NPR’s Weekend Edition and they’re having a segment about a dog researcher that claims she can talk to animals — and beyond that, she…

We pulled up into a large light-colored wooden chalet, surrounded by some large open area, but it was dark so I couldn’t see much. We hopped out of Veljo’s Nissan Patrol 4×4 and walked up to the door. We were greeted by a cacaphony of Estonian singing and general liveliness. Veljo asked for the owner, Mellis, and they didn’t seem to know where he was. They suggested that maybe he was in the sauna. We walked across the road to…