Eric the Blue
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Category: biographical
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It occurred to me yesterday, while watching the NCAA women’s tournament game between the Gophers and UCLA, that in basketball it’s helpful to be tall. Don’t look now but, for the first time since before last year’s all-star game, the Twins do not have a losing record. I saw that if you want to bet…
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Last night, Timberwolves on the west coast, 10 pm local start on a school night, and I, apparently mesmerized by my faves’ poor play, did not rise from the couch and shut it off till around half way through the fourth quarter, or roughly 12:15 am, long past when the outcome was plausibly in doubt.…
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I bought a car today. Gazing into the foreshortened future–maybe have to do it one more time, according to the actuarial charts. That’s fine. It was at a dealership, so you will understand that I was reminded of this: I too passed on the sealant. It was around half way down the list of extras,…
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