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LIFE LESSONS FROM ATHLETES—CALORIES.
LIFE LESSONS FROM ATHLETES—CALORIES. Michael Phelps, the star Olympics swimmer, eats 12,000 calories a day. If you want to lose weight, it may be that you should exercise more.
COMPETING AT RING AROUND THE ROSY.
COMPETING AT RING AROUND THE ROSY. I am pleased to see that there are others who have my “irrational reaction†to the ultimatum game I posted on yesterday. When our children were very young, my wife Mary Jane found it … Continue reading
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HOW I WOULD PLAY THE ULTIMATUM GAME.
HOW I WOULD PLAY THE ULTIMATUM GAME. It seems to me that if I am a subject—a “competitor‗in the ultimatum game, and I am challenged by the other player to take a small amount because a small amount is better … Continue reading
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PREVENTING ALL STAR GAME DISASTERS.
PREVENTING ALL STAR GAME DISASTERS. In 2002, the All Star game had to be declared a tie after 15 innings when the teams ran out of pitchers. There was much criticism of the tie, and major league baseball responded by … Continue reading
THE BONURA SALUTE.
THE BONURA SALUTE. Also known as the Bonura Wave. Zeke Bonura was a good-hitting first baseman (lifetime batting average .307) who played for the White Sox in the 1930’s. Bonura led American League first basemen in fielding in 1934 and … Continue reading
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BASEBALL AND BALLET.
BASEBALL AND BALLET. Clive Barnes, the theater critic and dance critic, is an Englishman. Years ago, an editor had the idea of sending Barnes to review a baseball game in terms of dance. Barnes concluded that baseball may have influenced … Continue reading
TRAVELING WITHOUT GUIDEBOOKS.
TRAVELING WITHOUT GUIDEBOOKS. I carry a heavy load of guidebooks when I travel, but Laurence Sterne’s A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY turned out to be one of the best. Yorick, Sterne’s narrator, says, “What a large volume of adventures may be grasped … Continue reading
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THE GREATEST CATCH THAT WAS NEVER MADE.
THE GREATEST CATCH THAT WAS NEVER MADE. I am not referring to a leaping catch by a ballgirl that was on the internet yesterday, and which turned out to be a commercial. This is a link to Rodney McCray running … Continue reading
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SECRETS OF COMPETITIVE EATING.
SECRETS OF COMPETITIVE EATING. I posted here about champion eaters who weigh less than 150 pounds and about a study which indicates that size is a disadvantage because “adipose tissue around the stomach is a competitive disadvantage because it prevents … Continue reading
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AMERICAN FANS.
AMERICAN FANS. I will be thinking of the Japanese fans when I watch the Cubs/ White Sox series beginning tonight. I posted last year that I think of the fans as White Sox fans sitting beside Cub fans. These are … Continue reading
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