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Milligan linked to this wonderful site, which is by far the most useful battery of (what I usually see as a bewildering number of) options.

Want some targeted options?
Here are their pages on Metro Detroit (probably most applicable to Flint), Saginaw (northern MI?),

– OCTOBER – is Gay and Lesbian history month.
– HAPPY BIRTHDAY – John Adams, Fyodor Dostoevski, Ezra Pound, and Grace Slick.

– NEWS OF THE WEEK –
ESPN: Cards roll past Tigers for first Series win since ’82.

The Cardinals won the World Series.

🙁

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Sorry. I’ve finally reached that point of business where I’ve been unable to read in others’ blogs much or post in my own. I think that this will change a little bit for the better in about a week, and will improve more substantially in early December.

In the words of a friend:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

In the end, I have to admit that my fears about Nate Robertson were not the issue. I could deflect my bitterness to an over-ambitious Zumaya and a string of batters who seemingly couldn’t make it to first base (or even that far).

Nothing serious, just a bonus.

This one’s also good.

Everyone else, hold tight. I promise I’ll make it to 23 posts on politics in time for the election, just as soon as the Tigers win the World Series.

The Flint Journal: Tiger tales, far and wide.

Bottom of the second page. I’m certainly the lightweight of the sites they talk about, but I have to admit it was flattering to be included.

“It’s not really that big a deal, because we’re not expected to do anything.

Usually I try to take all of the pictures on this blog myself. But I really wanted to use images from Morningside Heights this month and I haven’t gotten around to that yet; these images, then, are pilfered frmo the public domain about the net.

– OCTOBER – “Eat better, eat together.”
– HAPPY BIRTHDAY – Arthur Miller, Rita Hayworth, Marshall Mathers.

– QUOTE OF THE DAY –
“All the people up top, on the side and the middle,
Come together, let’s all form this stomp just a little.

Here.

Kenny Rogers is my favorite player. From the heart. I almost wish the series would go into game 6, just so he’d have a shot at getting the most scoreless innings in a postseason ever (27 would be the tie; he’s at 22 I think).