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The Daily Doings of Steph

I really love my hotel in Truckee, the Cedar Sports Hotel, a small boutique, very green, zen, mountain inn. It’s quite delightful.
Here’s the view outside my deck. You can see the zen lines and the mountain inn construction. Totally nifty.

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I’m watching the postgame interview with Joe Torre - he is such a classy guy. And Steinbrenner is such a complete ass.

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Abreu just crushed a Borowksi pitch into the right upper deck. That did not make me feel good…
But fortunately, the next batter, A (for April) Rod, flied out and Posada struck out.
Indians Win!!!!!!!!!!

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As I type, I’m ensconced at the truly lovely Cedar Sports Hotel in Truckee, CA. I’m down here for a series of meetings over the next several days.
But let’s get down to brass tacks - we’re headed into the top of the 9th of Game Four of the ALDS between the Yankees and Indians. The […]

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Oooh, Game Two between the Yankees and the Indians is tight. We’re going into the top of the 6th and the Yankees lead 1-0. The Indians have had several men on base, but haven’t been able to bring ‘em home. This is definitely a tense little game…
And just two hours to go until the start […]

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As I type, the clouds are low, it’s cold, and it’s snowing in the mountains. Snow is predicted here tomorrow morning. Oh - and as I type, the Indians are trouncing the Yankees in Game One - the score is 10-3 in the bottom of the 6th. Yea!!!!
Anyhoo, back on topic…yesterday and this morning, prior […]

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Red Sox take Game One over the Angels, 4-0.
Beckett is a post season stud!!!!

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October fever has struck, it’s Day One and we’re all glued to the tube or Internet. Great fun!
Go BoSox!
Rick, one of my baseball buddies forwarded this little gem to me this afternoon. It’s hilarious:
NEW YORK METS TO NEW YORK YANKEES FAN CONVERSION APPLICATION
Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the New York […]

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Via Freakanomics I discovered Indexed.
These little index card diagrams are wonderful. Here’s an example:

Or this one:

Finally:

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Today is a real charmer: a very cold 44 degrees F and absolutely pouring. It’s not hard to imagine that snow could be right around the corner. As a matter of fact, the ten day forecast is calling for snow on October 8th.
It’s hard to believe that a week ago I was in San Francisco […]

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