http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/02/22/the-long-and-short-of-it-2/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Tue, 21 May 2013 08:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/02/22/the-long-and-short-of-it-2/#comment-70032 The Mick536 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:14:32 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=49590#comment-70032 I have maintained a refrigerator display of articles that promote the idea of schmuckdom. On the door, right as we speak, is an article of a person who died while sitting on his porch. The body was not discovered, though observed, because people thought it was a halloween decoration. I am thinking of replacing it with this woman's story, one of great stupidity, tempered only by the fact that speaking with a cheese head accent may not have registered with a native Japonese woman. I have maintained a refrigerator display of articles that promote the idea of schmuckdom. On the door, right as we speak, is an article of a person who died while sitting on his porch. The body was not discovered, though observed, because people thought it was a halloween decoration. I am thinking of replacing it with this woman’s story, one of great stupidity, tempered only by the fact that speaking with a cheese head accent may not have registered with a native Japonese woman.

]]> http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/02/22/the-long-and-short-of-it-2/#comment-70031 RIYank Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:40:50 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=49590#comment-70031 So this isn't <i>news</i>, exactly, but David Pinto is bringing out his Probabilistic Model of Range assessments for the last five years. Very interesting. To everyone's surprise, <a href="http://baseballmusings.com/?p=64520" rel="nofollow">the Yankees had the second-best defense overall</a> (after the Red Sox). More than surprising, actually. Second, to nobody's surprise, <a href="http://baseballmusings.com/?p=64535" rel="nofollow">Jeter stunk</a>. And third, a well-kept secret except to Yankee fans, <a href="http://baseballmusings.com/?p=64576" rel="nofollow">Robbie rocked</a>. So this isn’t news, exactly, but David Pinto is bringing out his Probabilistic Model of Range assessments for the last five years. Very interesting. To everyone’s surprise, the Yankees had the second-best defense overall (after the Red Sox). More than surprising, actually. Second, to nobody’s surprise, Jeter stunk. And third, a well-kept secret except to Yankee fans, Robbie rocked.

]]> http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/02/22/the-long-and-short-of-it-2/#comment-70030 Yankster Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:07:31 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=49590#comment-70030 Is long form reads based on Arts and Letters Daily? http://www.aldaily.com/ I've been reading that one for a decade, and I hope to read it for another decade, even with the paywalls coming. Is long form reads based on Arts and Letters Daily? http://www.aldaily.com/
I’ve been reading that one for a decade, and I hope to read it for another decade, even with the paywalls coming.

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