What, no murder to solve? This week’s episode casts Ironside as a tough-hearted Mother Teresa. The Chief is having trouble getting his Big Brother program for at-risk youth off the ground. It seems the boys in the hood would rather make zip guns than play touch football in the park with a bunch of off-duty [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Ironside: Let My Brother Go
Posted in Television on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Review: Books: A Memoir
Posted in Books on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Larry McMurtry (2008) Thoroughly disappointing. The book begins charmingly enough, briefly covering McMurtry’s childhood but once he hits adulthood and begins his career in the book trade, this memoir becomes a dull bore, of interest only to those who are fascinated by the ins-and-outs of the antiquarian and second-hand book business. I give you exhibit [...]
Saturday 3 p.m. ~ End of the Sailing Season
Posted in Sailing, Saturday 3 p.m. on October 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Wow, what a gorgeous weekend. And what a weekend to be out on Lake Michigan. Well, sort of. We spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning unrigging the boat, dismantling what we could before motoring it up the Chicago river to its winter dry dock. Saturday we took down the sails, folded them up, packed them [...]
Saturday 3 p.m. ~ The Skunk House
Posted in Saturday 3 p.m. on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last Saturday was a beautiful day, so I decided to take a walk. I stopped by some friends who were having a garage sale. While I was there, their five-year-old daughter Eleanor was very excited to show me the tree where the neighborhood skunk lives. According to her, this is the door to his tree [...]
Review: The Outsiders
Posted in Books on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
S.E. Hinton (1967) This book has a special place in the pantheon of young adult fiction and for some people it remains a memorable reading experience from their childhood. I completely missed The Outsiders when I was devouring books as a kid and I haven’t seen the movie that came out in 1983 (directed by [...]
Great American Ball Park: Cubs @ Reds
Posted in Baseball, Sports, Travel on October 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Now that I’m getting into the swing of my Major League baseball park tour, I’ve come up with a new guideline that I’ll try to follow for future park visits: time and money permitting, I’ll go to two games and sit in a different section each time. Recent trips to Toronto and now Cincinnati confirm [...]
Ironside: Tagged For Murder
Posted in Television on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With Mark driving and Ed riding shotgun, Ironside and Eve are left to peek out of the interconnecting window between the front seat and the back of the van; it’s the only way they can see outside the car and have all four appear on camera together. This incredibly awkward shot gives the appearance that [...]
Scratch the Rest of the Season
Posted in Baseball on October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s not much to say about the pathetic showing the Cubs made in their brief playoff season. Three up, three down. Humiliating and utterly heartbreaking. Same story, different year. In a fit of optimism, I had marked my calendar with all the possible games the Cubs would play all the way through the World Series. [...]
No Fun at All
Posted in Baseball on October 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
9-1 in the eighth inning and things are not looking good. An amazing display of unbelievable errors and amateur play. So very disheartening. It’s hard to believe this is the same team that has been so strong all year long.
Ugh
Posted in Baseball on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn. That is sooooo not how we wanted our Cubbies to start the playoffs. A 7-2 loss?! Not even close! With Ryan Dempster pitching?!? And home field advantage?!?? Ay yi yi yi yi. We were having a good time watching the game up until the Dodgers scored on a grand slam [...]
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