Last night, when the Phillies came back to win the game and take a 3-1 lead in the NLCS my gang and I were all amazed by the lack of any kind of excitement on the part of the TBS broadcasters. Â To be honest, this z-level broadcast team seems to talk about the Dodgers constantly…
Month: October 2009
Hanging with the gang
My neighbors and I are baseball and football fans, so we’ve taken to getting together and watching games together. Â Football has been the ideal gathering, because we all crash at someone’s house and enjoy the game. Â It’s a lot of fun. Â Yesterday we did a double-header, crashing at my house for the Eagles game and…
A Quote on Providence
I mentioned in my Gettysburg post yesterday that I find the appeals to “providence” when referring to events in the war unconvincing. Today I came across a quote that communicates why it is that I feel this way: The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of progress is…
