had one of the most bittersweet experiences of my life today. at long last we took the yankee stadium tour. they’re going to tear the old building down in the next couple months and it’s a sickening shame.

the structure is fine, the facilities are fine, the seats are fine, the field is gorgeous, the […]

just ugh.
there are so many things i want to blog about: john lennon’s rolling stone interview, kurt vonnegut’s passing, some awesome free software i’ve unearthed, my total lack of writing last night. i just don’t have the energy to do it.
i also don’t have the energy, or more acurately the focus and brain power, […]

the world has lost the inventor of the instant ramen noodle today.
Momofuku Ando was 96.
“Ando was inspired to develop the instant noodle after coming upon a long line of people on a cold night shortly after World War II waiting to buy freshly made ramen at a black market food stall, according to Nissin. The […]

the yanks lost. again. not much else to say about it, is there? *sigh* here’s to next year.
in other baseball news, Buck O’Neil died. i read his autobiography a few years back and loved it. he was the shinging star of Ken Burns’ Baseball and just a really nice guy, from all accounts. one […]

Old Saybrook, Conn., Sunday, June 29, 2003.
Katharine Hepburn, an icon of feminist strength and spirit who brought a chiseled beauty and patrician bearing to such films as “The Philadelphia Story” and “The African Queen,” died Sunday. She was 96.
A great lady and one of my heros. The world has lost a little sparkle today.