Boston wins the World Series! Boston wins the World Series! There’s hope for the Cubs yet. 🙂
More World Series Thoughts
Tonight, game four. Will the Red Sox win and take the series? This Cubs fan hopes so, because if the Red Sox can bury the curse of the Bambino, perhaps there’s hope for the Cubs and the curse of Murphy’s goat. I was moved to write a letter to the Raleigh newspaper this morning. InContinue reading “More World Series Thoughts”
Random World Series Thoughts
America needs you, Al Leiter. The FOX broadcasting team of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver just isn’t the same without you there. Former Cubs third basemen Mark Bellhorn and Bill Mueller are doing well for themselves. Why does FOX keep using the music from Requiem for a Dream to promote their football, NASCAR, and baseballContinue reading “Random World Series Thoughts”
Why I Worry For The Future
You know what’s frightening about the current Presidential election cycle? The level of willful ignornace shown by large segments of the American populace. I’ve seen several articles on the phenomenon, and Dave Pell, writer of Electablog, has the latest article on the subject. Pell writes: “A significant number of Americans are bewildered when they seeContinue reading “Why I Worry For The Future”
Today's Weirdness
I had no idea. Dolphins have no legal standing to sue the United States government in general and the Bush administration in particular. We should thank the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for clearing up that burning legal issue.
Thinking About Books
An odd day. I realized this morning I left my jacket at one of our stores last night–we were conducting an inventory, and North Carolina has started to feel like autumn. I then drove to another of our stores before work to purchase a DVD–the Hammer Studios The Hound of the Baskervilles, starring Peter CushingContinue reading “Thinking About Books”
Rarities
I’ve seen this on several friend’s pages (most recently Andrew Timson‘s), and so I now take a whack at it. A book you own that no one on your friends list does: The Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland, by Prince Michael Stewart of Albany. I’m not sure why I own this. It’s not a very goodContinue reading “Rarities”
Oh, I've Been Busy
For the better part of the past week (the last six days, to be precise) I’ve been at our newest store in Wake Forest, first setting up the shelves, stocking the shelves, then organizing the store for business. Long days, hard days, and in the middle of interviewing an applicant yesterday I yawned, apologized forContinue reading “Oh, I've Been Busy”
For the Conspiracy-Inclined
The Register today posted an article by Thomas Greene that looks at whether or not “[w]ireless technology might explain why US President George W. Bush performed better than usual in the last two presidential debates with his opponent, Senator John Kerry.” The article is worth a read. In other news, the spreadsheet project is done,Continue reading “For the Conspiracy-Inclined”
Retail Moneyball
Moneyball takes a look at how unconventional baseball statistics can make even the poorest of teams into winners. In a way the sales summary spreadsheets I’ve been playing with could be looked upon as a kind of “retail Moneyball.” Retailers will tell you about the importance of add-on sales, of high average sales, of highContinue reading “Retail Moneyball”