Sun, August 2nd, 2009
Records and Asterisks
Posted by: Rebecca Vnuk
The quintessential asterisked record was Roger Maris’s single-season home run record. In 1961 he broke by one Babe Ruth’s longstanding record of 60, but in a season that was eight games longer. Whether the asterisk was real, metaphorical, or not deemed relevant depended on which reference you consulted. Maris’s record stood until Mark McGwire (in a race [...]
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Sat, August 1st, 2009
The Wonders of technology
Posted by: Barbara Bibel
I returned home from the wonderful and productive conference in Chicago ready to post something about the exciting programs, but my DSL was dead. After three weeks of going round and round with my provider, it is still dead. I am now in the process of changing ISPs. This made me think about how much [...]
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