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• Art and Science in Baseball

  By gusmanning on February 13, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Art and Science in Baseball 2021 While statistics were always a staple in baseball, the use of in-depth stats by the Oakland Athletics started a trend in professional baseball that shows no signs of letting up.  As we approach the… Read More ›

• Idealism in the Movies – Where Did it Go?

  By gusmanning on January 5, 2021 • ( 0 )

  After watching some of the latest streaming shows, I began to wonder why almost every new streaming movie (especially Netflix) seems to feature a cast of flawed characters performing morally dubious acts.  Then, over the holidays, I watched in succession… Read More ›

• My Personal Reality Check Scheme

  By gusmanning on December 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  I was born curious, trained as a scientist, and worked a lot in quality control.  If something is important to me, I usually like to find out what is actually going on, rather than relying on hearsay or gossip, or… Read More ›

• God II

  By gusmanning on December 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  My parents did not take my brother and me to church until I was 8.  Before that, my mother read us Bible stories at bedtime.  My first idea of God was the guy in the Old Testament who runs everything. … Read More ›

• Early Experience with “Social Justice” (1969)

  By gusmanning on December 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  On August 12, 1969, I reported for my first real job in research at Shell Oil Company.  I had gone to school for 19 years, got a couple of science degrees, and I was nearing 25.  Life seemed to be… Read More ›

• Enlightened Self-Interest (1957)

  By gusmanning on December 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  In 1957, I was 4’11” tall, entering the  9th  grade, and still shorter than many girls.  I tried hard at basketball, the big sport at our school that couldn’t afford football.  It was tough going being short and slow, but… Read More ›

• My Life as a Kid (1951-1961)

  By gusmanning on December 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  For 11 years, 1951-1961, my school was a squarish, 3 storey, red brick facility in Logan Falls, Ohio built in 1927 after a fire destroyed the previous wooded school building.  According to local legend, the school board conspired to burn… Read More ›

• Early Experiences with Baseball (1948)

  By gusmanning on December 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  1948 was a long time ago, but I remember some things like yesterday. The War was over … and we had won.  What a thing that was!   People were tired and beat up, but, oh, what a sense of victory… Read More ›

• Our Son Came Home from School

  By gusmanning on December 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Our son came home from school last week. I wanted to touch him, but I only brushed his cheek.  We were both wary, but I really wanted to talk with him, and see how he was doing.  So much is… Read More ›

• Baseball on the Radio (1944-2020)

  By gusmanning on December 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  It is late in the day.  From my porch, I can see the sun moving toward the horizon.  I am thinking I have spent a lot of time on this planet, more time than most who still have their wits…. Read More ›