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It was a beautiful night

Saturday, July 18, 2009  ·  Comments Off   

100º F. at game time, but a chilly 84º by the ninth inning. With the humidity around 10% it was actually quite comfortable.

The New Orleans Zephyrs took an early 2-1 lead, but Closser had a grand slam in the sixth to put the ‘Topes ahead 5-2. The Zephyrs got another, then fell apart in the 7th as the homeboys scored 7 and went on to win 12-3.

The taco won the red-green-salsa-taco race from first to third.

And I took home an Orbit bobblehead.

I honestly think that all around, watching the Isotopes on a great Albuquerque night is equal to anything in the major leagues for its entertainment value.

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And another four bite the dust

Saturday, July 18, 2009  ·  2 Comments   

Bank failures 54 through 57 of 2009 happened yesterday:

First Piedmont Bank, Winder, GA
BankFirst, Sioux Falls, SD
Vineyard Bank, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Temecula Valley Bank, Temecula, CA

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Another best line

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No one in my family was a journalist except Uncle Walter.

Adapted by me from David Kurtz.

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Idle thought

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I’ve seen a few “celebrities” including politicians, met a couple of former presidents, and seen a few others, talked to Lady Bird Johnson more than once, had a meeting in the West Wing, seen Dylan, and Benny Goodman, and Edward G. Robinson playing cards, attended a reception with Edward Kennedy in the crowd, another with John Glenn mingling, went to a movie premiere with two of the Apollo 13 astronauts.

But I’ve always considered two people I’ve seen in person in a class above all the others.

Earl Warren and Walter Cronkite.

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Best line of the day

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“When he walked in the newsroom, it was like Thomas Jefferson walking into a history class at a university.”

Sean McManus, president of CBS News, on Walter Cronkite’s last visit to news headquarters a year ago. Quoted at Media Decoder Blog – NYTimes.com

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