In truth, the O's were sunk quite a while ago but let's ignore that for now.
To sum it up: pre-season, the O's manager made the observation that the red sox take all this credit for success related to 'Moneyball' methodology but in fact spend a ton of money. This rankled the fragile sox and the O's manager was forced into a pseudo-apology. The season started and the sox fell flat on their faces; much hand-wringing took place, but they eventually righted their ship and went on a tear. Red sox nation spent July and August planning for October baseball. Then, the sox fell on their faces again, going 7-19 (so far) in September, putting them on the brink of statistically the worst falling-out-of-the-playoffs collapse in the history of a 138 year old sport.
Last night, on the shoulders of only the 3rd Yale-drafted professional player since 1965 and certainly the only Yale philosophy major to ever play professional baseball, the sox beat the O's 8-7 to stay in the playoff race. Rather than ponder his navel, rookie catcher Lavarnway hit 2 home runs and caught the swift Adam Jones stealing.
So it all comes down to tonight! (unless the sox and rays both win, in which case it all comes down to a 1-game playoff btw sox/rays). September O's' baseball: Catch the Magic!
9/11/11
E-mail Fail
Julie got this email intended for a different JP in Ohio:
"Hello fellow biker chicks!
How 'bout Saturday, the 17th for our girls night out sleep over while the "Wild Hogs" are out of town!
Chili in the "crotch" pot, plenty of adult beverages and a bonfire, weather permitting.
Will this work for everyone?"
Like you probably, I was most struck by the "crotch" pot reference, which generated an unfortunate image in my mind. I sometimes refer to it as the 'crackpot' for no good reason, so I will go with that explanation for peace of mind.
"Hello fellow biker chicks!
How 'bout Saturday, the 17th for our girls night out sleep over while the "Wild Hogs" are out of town!
Chili in the "crotch" pot, plenty of adult beverages and a bonfire, weather permitting.
Will this work for everyone?"
Like you probably, I was most struck by the "crotch" pot reference, which generated an unfortunate image in my mind. I sometimes refer to it as the 'crackpot' for no good reason, so I will go with that explanation for peace of mind.
8/30/11
Let there be light
the power is back on at 68 Cleveland Road after nearly 72 hours. would have been less painful had I not deadbolted the side door to the garage, thus trapping my car behind the electric garage door. (no I don't have a key to the deadbolt and yes I locked it from the inside)
I drank our milk all 3 days and will continue to do so.
My showering schedule was not affected, despite rumors to the contrary.
O has been at Grandma Liz' and the start of school has been delayed by a day.
I drank our milk all 3 days and will continue to do so.
My showering schedule was not affected, despite rumors to the contrary.
O has been at Grandma Liz' and the start of school has been delayed by a day.
8/25/11
Think of the children...
Are you concerned about the environment? Would you be more concerned about it if you saw a billboard on I-95 featuring multicultural children picking up trash on a beach? Of course you would. What if one of the kids had a delightful pseudo-double chin just like his daddy? That's right...open the check book...
8/17/11
Red Hawk Fort
Owen just finished his 2 weeks at Common Ground, the camp where last year's heat wave forced O to spend a fair bit of time in the well-shaded chicken area hanging out with Muffin Top. Early reports this year indicated that 'fort-building,' which I feared might be a euphemism for 'sitting in the shade,' was O's activity of choice.
this pic doesn't do it justice, but turns out the Red Hawk Fort (of which O was apparently the leader) was quite the architectural feat.
this pic doesn't do it justice, but turns out the Red Hawk Fort (of which O was apparently the leader) was quite the architectural feat.
8/12/11
collision course
If I'm not careful, my next in-theater experience could be 'Glee-3D.' Here's an excerpt from Peter Travers' review:
"The movie plays like an evangelical prayer meeting, though I'd hold the hallelujahs. The characters we came to admire as vulnerable misfits hit the stage like visiting royalty and with a nonstop perkiness that makes the Von Trapps look like manic-depressives."
"The movie plays like an evangelical prayer meeting, though I'd hold the hallelujahs. The characters we came to admire as vulnerable misfits hit the stage like visiting royalty and with a nonstop perkiness that makes the Von Trapps look like manic-depressives."
8/11/11
In Memoriam
I didn't know Dr. Kirchner but wish I had after reading his obituary.
In Memoriam: John A. Kirchner
March 27, 1915 – July 31, 2011
John A. Kirchner, M.D., a world-renowned physician-scientist who served as chief of the Section of Otolaryngology at Yale School of Medicine for 30 years, died peacefully on July 31 at Yale-New Haven Hospital after a brief illness. He was 96.
Dr. Kirchner was a skilled surgeon and prolific researcher, with particular expertise in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the larynx and pharynx, and the surgical treatment of laryngeal cancers.
Born on March 27, 1915, in Waynesboro, Pa., Dr. Kirchner grew up in Lancaster, Pa. After graduating from high school he hitchhiked across the country, foreshadowing his lifelong love of travel. (Among his many adventures, he spent a week in jail in Tennessee after being arrested for hopping a freight train.)
Dr. Kirchner received his M.D. at the University of Virginia in 1940, completing an internship at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, La., in 1941. During World War II, he was a medical officer of the 314th Regiment, 79th Infantry Division, of the United States Army, and was part of the landing force at Utah Beach in Normandy, France, in the days following the D-Day invasion.
At one point Dr. Kirchner's medical unit, hidden under trees at the edge of a field, was mistakenly strafed by American planes. To warn the pilots, Kirchner got into an ambulance marked with a Red Cross and drove it into the center of the field as the planes came around for another pass. For this and other meritorious actions, Kirchner was awarded the Bronze Star and four campaign medals.
From 1945 to 1950, Dr. Kirchner was an otolaryngology resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he met and soon married Aline Legault, a French-Canadian student in Johns Hopkins' Department of Art as Applied to Medicine. He came to Yale in 1951, and was chief of the Department of Surgery's Section of Otolaryngology for the next 30 years. He was named professor emeritus of surgery (otolaryngology) in 1985. For those who trained under him, he was known as "the Boss," but he was never bossy. His many trainees looked to him for guidance and continued to do so until his death.
His research, including histopathological studies of more than 400 laryngectomy specimens he collected, has been published in 200 reports in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. In addition, Dr. Kirchner was a contributing editor to the Year Book of the Ear, Nose & Throat from 1969 to 1975 and edited the books Vocal Fold Histopathology: A Symposium (1986) and Atlas on the Surgical Anatomy of Laryngeal Cancer (1998). After his retirement from practice in 1985, Dr. Kirchner made numerous appearances at New Haven schools to speak about the health hazards of tobacco.
Among the numerous awards and honors bestowed on Dr. Kirchner are the Harris P. Mosher Award from the Triological Society (1958); the Casselberry Award (1966), Newcomb Award (1969), and deRoaldes Award (1985) from the American Laryngological Association; and the Semon Medal from the University of London (1981).
Dr. Kirchner served as president of leading organizations in otolaryngology, including the American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, the American Laryngological Association, the American Rhinological and Otological Society, and the American Head and Neck Society.
Dr. Kirchner pursued a variety of interests throughout his life. He was an enthusiastic organic gardener, crabber, and fisherman, and a talented musician who played guitar, accordion, and piano. Fluent in several languages, he was often invited to give lectures and teach courses abroad. In his mid-50s he became interested in mountain climbing and traveled to Europe several times to scale the Alps.
All who knew Dr. Kirchner were inspired by his enthusiasm, his humor, his adventurous spirit, and his active, ongoing interest in everyone and everything. He had a lifelong love of learning and continued to take adult-education courses well into his 80s. Ever the alert physician, on the eve of his 95th birthday he performed the Heimlich maneuver on a dinner companion when he saw that she was choking. "Don't ever think you've out-lived your usefulness," she told him.
In Memoriam: John A. Kirchner
March 27, 1915 – July 31, 2011
John A. Kirchner, M.D., a world-renowned physician-scientist who served as chief of the Section of Otolaryngology at Yale School of Medicine for 30 years, died peacefully on July 31 at Yale-New Haven Hospital after a brief illness. He was 96.
Dr. Kirchner was a skilled surgeon and prolific researcher, with particular expertise in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the larynx and pharynx, and the surgical treatment of laryngeal cancers.
Born on March 27, 1915, in Waynesboro, Pa., Dr. Kirchner grew up in Lancaster, Pa. After graduating from high school he hitchhiked across the country, foreshadowing his lifelong love of travel. (Among his many adventures, he spent a week in jail in Tennessee after being arrested for hopping a freight train.)
Dr. Kirchner received his M.D. at the University of Virginia in 1940, completing an internship at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, La., in 1941. During World War II, he was a medical officer of the 314th Regiment, 79th Infantry Division, of the United States Army, and was part of the landing force at Utah Beach in Normandy, France, in the days following the D-Day invasion.
At one point Dr. Kirchner's medical unit, hidden under trees at the edge of a field, was mistakenly strafed by American planes. To warn the pilots, Kirchner got into an ambulance marked with a Red Cross and drove it into the center of the field as the planes came around for another pass. For this and other meritorious actions, Kirchner was awarded the Bronze Star and four campaign medals.
From 1945 to 1950, Dr. Kirchner was an otolaryngology resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he met and soon married Aline Legault, a French-Canadian student in Johns Hopkins' Department of Art as Applied to Medicine. He came to Yale in 1951, and was chief of the Department of Surgery's Section of Otolaryngology for the next 30 years. He was named professor emeritus of surgery (otolaryngology) in 1985. For those who trained under him, he was known as "the Boss," but he was never bossy. His many trainees looked to him for guidance and continued to do so until his death.
His research, including histopathological studies of more than 400 laryngectomy specimens he collected, has been published in 200 reports in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. In addition, Dr. Kirchner was a contributing editor to the Year Book of the Ear, Nose & Throat from 1969 to 1975 and edited the books Vocal Fold Histopathology: A Symposium (1986) and Atlas on the Surgical Anatomy of Laryngeal Cancer (1998). After his retirement from practice in 1985, Dr. Kirchner made numerous appearances at New Haven schools to speak about the health hazards of tobacco.
Among the numerous awards and honors bestowed on Dr. Kirchner are the Harris P. Mosher Award from the Triological Society (1958); the Casselberry Award (1966), Newcomb Award (1969), and deRoaldes Award (1985) from the American Laryngological Association; and the Semon Medal from the University of London (1981).
Dr. Kirchner served as president of leading organizations in otolaryngology, including the American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, the American Laryngological Association, the American Rhinological and Otological Society, and the American Head and Neck Society.
Dr. Kirchner pursued a variety of interests throughout his life. He was an enthusiastic organic gardener, crabber, and fisherman, and a talented musician who played guitar, accordion, and piano. Fluent in several languages, he was often invited to give lectures and teach courses abroad. In his mid-50s he became interested in mountain climbing and traveled to Europe several times to scale the Alps.
All who knew Dr. Kirchner were inspired by his enthusiasm, his humor, his adventurous spirit, and his active, ongoing interest in everyone and everything. He had a lifelong love of learning and continued to take adult-education courses well into his 80s. Ever the alert physician, on the eve of his 95th birthday he performed the Heimlich maneuver on a dinner companion when he saw that she was choking. "Don't ever think you've out-lived your usefulness," she told him.
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