Showing posts with label April. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April. Show all posts

20 September 2009

John T. Elson is dead.

Elson, a journalist who was for many years the Religion editor for Time, passed away quietly at the age of 78, on September 7th. He had been ill for two years.

Elson made his big splash in April 1966, when Time ran a cover story he had written. The question on the cover of that issue -- in big red letters against stark black background -- was: "Is God dead?"

Those who got beyond the provocative title read an essay that was rueful and scholarly. Read the obit here.

24 April 2009

Active Roster, Boston Red Sox

The baseball season is still new. Let's say who is who on our favorite team.

Active Roster
Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
19 Josh Beckett R/R 6-5 220 05/15/80
17 Manny Delcarmen R/R 6-2 205 02/16/82
62 Hunter Jones L/L 6-4 235 01/10/84
31 Jon Lester L/L 6-2 190 01/07/84
48 Javier Lopez L/L 6-4 220 07/11/77
63 Justin Masterson R/R 6-6 250 03/22/85
37 Hideki Okajima L/L 6-1 195 12/25/75
58 Jonathan Papelbon R/R 6-4 225 11/23/80
36 Brad Penny R/R 6-4 230 05/24/78
56 Ramon Ramirez R/R 5-11 190 08/31/81
24 Takashi Saito L/R 6-2 215 02/14/70
49 Tim Wakefield R/R 6-2 210 08/02/66
Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
16 George Kottaras L/R 6-0 185 05/10/83
33 Jason Varitek S/R 6-2 230 04/11/72
Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB
22 Nick Green R/R 6-0 180 09/10/78
25 Mike Lowell R/R 6-3 210 02/24/74
15 Dustin Pedroia R/R 5-9 180 08/17/83
51 Gil Velazquez R/R 6-3 190 10/17/79
20 Kevin Youkilis R/R 6-1 220 03/15/79
Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB
55 Jeff Bailey R/R 6-2 200 11/19/78
44 Jason Bay R/R 6-2 205 09/20/78
54 Chris Carter L/L 6-0 230 09/16/82
7 J.D. Drew L/R 6-1 200 11/20/75
46 Jacoby Ellsbury L/L 6-1 185 09/11/83
Designated Hitters B/T Ht Wt DOB
34 David Ortiz L/L 6-4 230 11/18/75

Knowledge is warranted belief -- it is the body of belief that we build up because, while living in this world, we've developed good reasons for believing it. What we know, then, is what works -- and it is, necessarily, what has worked for us, each of us individually, as a first approximation. For my other blog, on the struggles for control in the corporate suites, see www.proxypartisans.blogspot.com.