On Tuesday, February 15, 2011 the President will give Stan Musial the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the country.
3,630 hits
1,949 runs scored
1,951 RBIs
Led National League in total bases for 6 years
7 National League Batting Titles
MVP 1943, 1946, 1948
Lifetime Batting Average: .331
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969
But most important, he is just an all around good guy.
Monday, February 14, 2011
April Reading
I had a few goals at the start of the year: (1) to read more classic novels, (ii) to re-read more books (I used to re-read a lot), (3) to b...
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The Guardian is publishing a series called 1000 Novels Everyone Should Read . I almost didn't read it; my "to be read" list i...
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A long time ago, I don't remember the year but it must have been at least thirty-five years ago, I went on a sightseeing trip to Hanniba...
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I must confess that this is the first David Mitchell novel I’ve ever read and I picked it up, not because it was a David Mitchell novel, but...