Orioles Opening Day 2025!
Lineup for opener against the Blue Jays + Roster to start off the season
Here we go! ⚾
Was recently reminded of the mind-expanding video, “I, Pencil: The Movie”, based on the essay by Leonard E. Read.
And gotta love the opening Chesterton quote:
“We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders.” - G.K. Chesterton
If you haven’t seen it before, or it’s been awhile, take a moment to appreciate the wonder of the pencil and what it signifies about modern human interaction:
Business must be run at a profit, else it will die. But when anyone tries to run a business solely for profit, then also the business must die, for it no longer has a reason for existence. —Henry Ford
I’d seen this a few years back and forgot it existed (I think it may not have been that attractive at the time). But bookmarking here as I can see using this for small business purposes in the very near future.
Steve Martin, of course, is an American treasure. I can return to his work time and again, and still find a good laugh, even when I know what’s coming.
One example, his acceptance speech for the Mark Twain Award, which he won in 2005:
Approaching 100 playing golf & staying active
Warm story of a woman approaching 100 while enjoying life & staying active. Definitely wanna say this is true when I get there too.
It seems also that folks who reach this age just have a real down-to-earth and generally positive outlook, which I have to imagine plays a role too. (Certainly genetics are part of the story as well I’m sure.)
WSJ article about MLB’s scramble to update its revenue model before it’s too late.
Chief among the changes, consolidating broadcast rights into an option that eliminates blackouts (something that’s akin to punishing your most ardent fans).
Looks like 2028 may be the earliest that’d be possible, based on when certain rights contracts expire. And there’s also the need to get the bigger clubs on board.
Politics aside, this chestnut shared in Peggy Noonan’a WSJ column this week prompted a literal LOL moment. 😂
Well, the O’s are off and running with their first spring training game today. Not exactly one for the record books, but hey, at least we’re moving again. 🙂⚾️
From today’s Baltimore Sun, Bernard Coleman shares the SLIP method for helping changing your, or other’s, thinking.
