9 October 05

Walk, and Baseball

We walked into campus today to get the paper. It’s not that far—2 miles—but Numenius made the mistake of saying the word “Wuffles” while we were in the middle of silently kicking an oak gall forward, which I mistook for “waffles,” and so we ended up walking all the way to Cafe Bernardo for brunch.

(“Wuffles,” to the uninitiated, is the name of Pratchett’s Lord Havelock Vetinari’s mangy terrier. Vetinari is the closest thing in contemporary fiction to Machiavelli. It’s said the dog is the only thing he really cares about. Why Numenius said this word at this time is still a matter of some conjecture.)

The Astros managed to eliminate the Braves over 18 innings, the longest game in post-season history. The Yanks squeaked through 3-2 and will now head to Anaheim for the deciding game.

It ends so quickly, the baseball season, forcing us to ponder how on earth we’re going to get through the winter…

Posted by at 08:28 PM in Baseball | Link |
  1. Indeed, it must be time for one of my all-time favorite baseball quotes by Hall of Famer, Rogers Hornsby: “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” Let the countdown begin until pitchers and catchers report in February.
    — Chris    9. October 2005, 21:36    Link
  2. Doesn’t this sort of story really require parallel his-and-hers entries?

    I’m dying to hear N’s side of this.
    — Jarrett    10. October 2005, 13:33    Link

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