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A gesture we all know

August 16, 2012 1977 Dodgers baseball cards California LGBT curriculum Dusty Baker Glenn Burke high-five J.R. Richard Reggie Smith Leave a Comment

Out with the old, unfortunately

Out with the old, unfortunately, August 12
August 12, 2012 cars that kids could drive family trips fuel efficient cars jalopies rides roller coasters Six Flags Great America Six Flags St. Louis Leave a Comment

Those days are gone forever

August 11, 2012 books at estate sales car in the shop Chicago Cubs companies that run estate sales Cubs team card estate sales old baseball cards sports cards collecting craze 1990s Leave a Comment

Trying to hold onto it

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August 9, 2012 rainy day River Park secret handshake sharing an umbrella sisters Leave a Comment

On improving my verbs

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July 31, 2012 1980s video games arcades be the change you want to see Donkey Kong negative connotations Nintendo Wii parts of speech verbs video games Wii News channel Leave a Comment

Trophybox

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July 18, 2012 hamburger helper gloves Horace Mann soccer trophies The American Crisis Thomas Paine trophies ugly baseball trophies we esteem too lightly: 'tis dearness only that gives everything its value What we obtain too cheap Leave a Comment

Don’t look back, something might be gaining on you

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July 7, 2012 59 year old pitcher barnstorming eBay Hall of Famer Kansas City A's Negro Leagues Satchel Paige Springfield Redbirds St. Louis Cardinals Leave a Comment

Presenting a young poet’s first work

Presenting a young poet's first work, July 1
July 1, 2012 beach cartwheels dead fish first work night poem Poetry publishing reading sand 2 Comments

Finding some magic in the kitchen

Finding some magic in the kitchen, June 18
June 18, 2012 beef bouillon bouillon bouillon cubes Cape Cod childhood french toast parenting solutions Leave a Comment

A Redbird who made good

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June 16, 2012 A. Ray Smith Aurelio Lopez Detroit Tigers Mexican League New Orleans Pelicans Senor Smoke Springfield Redbirds St. Louis Cardinals Tecamachalco 1 Comment

Walking through the park and reminiscing

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June 15, 2012 Birthday Cape Cod Cleveland Heights delivering papers driving hurry don't be late I can hardly wait iTunes Little River Band New York Thruway owning a record records Reminiscing road equity walking through the park and reminiscing We'll go dancing in the dark Leave a Comment

It was a big year for me

It was a big year for me, June 12
June 12, 2012 dance recital end of school found penny school friends summer vacation Leave a Comment

Maybe the funniest movie ever

June 5, 2012 Airplane! Hello? Hello? Echo Echo I've got to concentrate concentrate Manny Mota Pedro Borbon Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon Leave a Comment

Another year older

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June 4, 2012 Birthday birthday wishes brother Leave a Comment

It never felt so good, it never felt so right

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June 3, 2012 Bruce Springsteen Rolling Stones Sony Walkman Apple ipod boomboxes Tattoo You Meatloaf Bat out of Hell Paradise by the Dashboard Light Glee John Cougar trash swap Leave a Comment

He threw the first pitch

May 29, 2012 1975 Baseball-Almanac.com Chicago Cubs doubleheaders Lynn McGlothen New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals Tom Seaver Leave a Comment

The movie that changed everything

The movie that changed everything, May 25
May 25, 2012 astronaut applications 1978 Betamax Darth Vader Death Star Disney movies DVDs Han Solo Hardware Wars Luke Skywalker Mad magazine NASA Star wars VCRs 1 Comment

Game ready

Game ready, May 21
May 21, 2012 baseball gloves game ready gloves hotbox left-handed gloves microwave ovens Rawlings Target Wal-Mart 2 Comments

For the love of the game

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May 15, 2012 1978 baseball Khoury League kids playing soccer instead of baseball 4 Comments

Understanding Cranbrook through the lens of Harry Potter

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May 12, 2012 1965 bullying incident Crabbe and Goyle Cranbrook School Harry Potter Hermione Granger Hogwarts J.K. Rowling John Lauber Mitt Romney Neville Longbottom Ron Weasley Wshington Post article Leave a Comment

Paris, not horrible at all

Paris, not horrible at all, April 29
April 29, 2012 Champs Elysees Chicago Eiffel Tower He Went to Paris I.M. Pei Jim Morrison's grave Jimmy Buffett Paris pyramide du Louvre Roger Maris Versailles palace Leave a Comment

A Monday to remember

April 25, 2012 1976 all-stars All-Star game bicentennial Big Red Machine Chicago Cubs Dodger Stadium Great Eight LA Dodgers Monday saves the flag Nick Swisher Rick Monday Spark Anderson Steve Swisher Leave a Comment

Can’t go there anymore

Can't go there anymore, April 14
April 14, 2012 1975 Astroturf Bookman's Alley Busch Stadium Cleveland Municipal Stadium County Stadium in Milwaukee doubleheader dual use stadium Evanston IL Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta Jackie Robinson's number New York Mets postcard Shea Stadium St. Louis the Astrodome Tiger Stadium Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia Yankee Stadium 4 Comments

His place in history

April 10, 2012 1975 22-0 shutout 7-for-7 Bill Plummer Bruce Sutter cardboardgods Chicago Cubs Game of the Week Hall of Fame Paul Reuschel Pittsburgh pirates Rennie Stennett Rick Reuschel Wrigley Field Leave a Comment

Let’s start with a win

April 4, 2012 20 game winner Chicago Cubs Craig Swan Epstein et al Fergie Jenkins half-Reuschel John Candelaria New York Yankees opening Day losses Opening day starter Pat Zachary Rick Reuschel Ryan Dempster Leave a Comment

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