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Play ball – or just read about it
For baseball fans, October means the playoffs and the World Series, and the timing is perfect for the release of new baseball movies and books. I’ve been hearing about The “Art of Fielding” by Chad Harbach, said to combine a love of baseball with a love of literature—that works for me! “Moneyball,” published in 2003, […]
Leon Russell and Stephen Stills in Concert at Belly Up
Stephen Stills, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and the first person to ever be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with both bands, makes a rare San Diego appearance in concert at the Belly Up […]
Mark Hatfield: Citizen
By George Mitrovich A few weeks back Mark Hatfield, the former governor and United States senator from Oregon, passed away. He was a life long Republican, but of a kind and type rarely seen today, save for Senator Dick Lugar of Indiana and Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York (there may be more but none […]
Masters Hall of Fame to Induct Master Jamie Cashion at Annual Awards Banquet 2011
For Immediate Release Anaheim, CA – Master Jamie Cashion III, the senior ranking black belt under Grand Master J. Pat Burleson with Christian Soldiers Karate in Azle, Texas, will be inducted into the Masters Hall of Fame during the Twelfth Annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday, August 28, 2011, at the Anaheim Hilton in Anaheim, California. […]
Summer in Full Swing
10 Benefits from Your Vacation to Your Daily Life In a time where everything seems to be based on its efficiency, going on a vacation might seem decadent or wasteful, meaningless if nothing else. Why travel? Read below what a vacation can do for you and how to make good use of it (they are, […]
That Was the Week That Was
Francis Kilvert was a priest in the Church of England, assigned to a series of small parishes in Wales, until his death at age 39. And? The only reason I know about the Right Reverend Francis Kilvert is because he kept a diary, which was published in 1938 – 59 years after his death. His […]