Monthly Archives: March 2007

THE SECOND OLDEST FANTASY BASEBALL LEAGUE.

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Philip

THE SECOND OLDEST FANTASY BASEBALL LEAGUE. I am an original member of the second oldest fantasy baseball league in the country. Actually we must be tied for second with some other leagues. (There are apparently over ten million leagues now.) … Continue reading →

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WHY IS I-95 WHERE IT IS?

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Philip

WHY IS I-95 WHERE IT IS? I have previously written about how much easier it was to transport goods by water rather than overland. I-95 is where it is because of this. I owe this information to a wonderful article … Continue reading →

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THE LOST RIVERS OF LONDON.

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Philip

THE LOST RIVERS OF LONDON. Mary Jane recalls a walking tour of London where she was told that in the past a number of pubs in London got the water for brewing from wells which tapped into water flowing to … Continue reading →

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THE FLOW OF WATER UNDER US.

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Philip

THE FLOW OF WATER UNDER US. There was a lot of flooding near us in Connecticut in the last couple weeks. I remarked to a neighbor that it seemed strange that there would be so much flooding in an area … Continue reading →

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FEBRUARY 26, 1690.

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Philip

FEBRUARY 26, 1690. I opened the Old Bailey site almost at random to this page . The proceedings of the Old Bailey for February 26, 1690 show that Elizabeth Deacon was found guilty of murdering a servant girl. One of … Continue reading →

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OLD ENGLISH CRIMES.

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Philip

OLD ENGLISH CRIMES. This month’s Smithsonian has a good article on this wonderful site which has the digitized records of the Old Bailey from 1674 to 1834. The “On this day” story never seems to change, but if you hit … Continue reading →

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WHY WHITE SOX AND CUB FANS AND DANES ARE HAPPY.

Posted on March 25, 2007 by Philip

WHY WHITE SOX AND CUB FANS AND DANES ARE HAPPY. This is a great time of year for Chicago baseball fans. Games in the Cactus League (and the Grapefruit League) don’t count. We can cherish hopes, knowing that they are … Continue reading →

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AN ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION FOR SCANDINAVIAN SUPERIORITY?

Posted on March 25, 2007 by Philip

AN ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION FOR SCANDINAVIAN SUPERIORITY? Is there an alternative explanation for the success of the Scandinavian model? There are, I believe, a number of high tax, high social welfare states and Sachs does not include them in the comparison. … Continue reading →

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DAVID HARE AGREES WITH ME.

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Philip

DAVID HARE AGREES WITH ME. I have previously posted here and here on the New York Time critics who suffer because they don’t like the theater. The New York Post (the newspaper of record in our household for forty years) … Continue reading →

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IS THE SCANDINAVIAN MODEL SUPERIOR?

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Philip

IS THE SCANDINAVIAN MODEL SUPERIOR? Continuing my response to the Jeffrey Sach article from yesterday, I think reasonable people can differ in evaluating the success of the most prosperous countries (including some Western European countries not included in the article). … Continue reading →

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