by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 21, 2008 | Commentary
Sitting here watching the last game at the “old” Yankee Stadium. Jeter up for what is most likely his last at bat at this stadium at the end of a season that saw him surpass Roger Maris as the Yankee with the most hits of any Yankee ever. That’s the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 20, 2008 | Wanders
After a fine breakfast at Kelly’s Kitchen in Point Pleasant proper, and after my bike’s rear tire was repaired, Kathy and I spent a delightful day at Island Beach State Park. We parked just outside the maIn gate and then biked the eight miles to the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 19, 2008 | Asides, Wanders
We have arrived for our little anniversary getaway at the Windswept Motel in Point Pleasant, NJ. A little closer than our usual LBI trips and unusual in that we’ve never been here before. So instead of old familiar we’ll have some new, unknown adventures....
by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 16, 2008 | On miPod
Great concert of singer/songwriter Sam Philips just posted on the NPR web site. Philips is one of my all time favorites. Sparse, elegant, sad, and exuberant. She just played last Saturday at the Linda in Albany, NY, which, unfortunately, I was unable to attend....
by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 16, 2008 | Commentary, HousePosts
I have, for quite some time, been a fan of small houses. So much so that before we embarked on the major renovation that resulted in rebuilding our house, I had instead intended to build a small writing cottage at the back of my property to act as both creative...
by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 16, 2008 | Asides
This also makes it much easier for me to post using the WordPress iPhone app. Booyeah!
by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 16, 2008 | Asides
Don’t know whether I’m sticking by this or not, but I’ve now switched back to a little cleaner theme that doesn’t require me to go nuts to create a single post. Prior to today I’d been using the stellar The Morning After WordPress theme,...