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the Alcindor rules
In 1967, I was a gangly 6’5” 15 year old riding the pine for Mike Blough’s JV Bulldogs. That same year, the NCAA announced it would be illegal to toss the basketball in through the imaginary cylinder extending up from the rim. In the organization’s words, the dunk “was not a skillful shot,” and theContinue reading “the Alcindor rules”
WaPo
Is that horse dead yet? (1) Reference Flam F. Mask mandates didn’t make much difference, anyway. Washington Post February 11, 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mask-mandates-didnt-make-much-of-a-difference-anyway/2022/02/11/57760db6-8b3b-11ec-838f-0cfdf69cce3c_story.html P.S. My sweetheart sent this pic to remind me there are indeed effective anti-viral masks
Blue LLama!
Ann Arbor has had a couple of great jazz clubs over the past 30-40 years. Ron Brooks’ Bird of Paradise on Main Street gave a venue for many local jazz artists to perform, giving birth to the Bird of Paradise Orchestra – basically Paul Keller’s big band – which has lived on as the PaulContinue reading “Blue LLama!”
hell no
When Kathy and I joined the U of M Club of Ann Arbor a few years ago, we lowered the average age by a few points. The main attraction of joining is entrance to the Coaches’ Luncheons, which feature a fine hot lunch from Weber’s shared by like-minded rabid Wolverine fans, all gathered to hearContinue reading “hell no”
‘burg report
I went to basketball homecoming Friday night so you didn’t have to. Let me say, the ‘burg has changed, but maybe only a little. The game was an excuse for one of those AA-KZO Amtrak trips Kathy and I like so much, staying at an AirBnB right downtown overlooking Bronson Park and the lights ofContinue reading “‘burg report”
one meatball
Did you ever pick a restaurant for its fireplace(s)? That’s how we ended up at Martell’s in Kalamazoo last night (1), where I’ve dragged Kathy for basketball homecoming at Vicksburg tonight. This month’s Encore conveniently just arrived and featured an article on the 5 best fireplaces in the Kalamazoo area (2). Readers of this blogContinue reading “one meatball”
stuff ’em, Danno
Tonight’s going to be lamb stuffed peppers. Meijer’s had a nice sale on those colorful out-of-season Mexican imports so I said what the hell. Kathy swoons whenever I say stuffed peppers will be on the menu, but I sometimes forget how good they can be. I haven’t come up with a new way to stuffContinue reading “stuff ’em, Danno”
explodey!
When I hinted to my wife I was thinking of publishing a 5th volume of Musings devoted to food, she asked “is explodey soup in there?”. A legendary entry in our family’s food lore, I never had occasion to blog about it. I explained it to my English teacher Mrs. Pharriss, but not every exchangeContinue reading “explodey!”
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