Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 7/17/2010

7/17/1989:
It's a good night at the office for young left-hander David Wells at SkyDome. Still working in relief early in his career, Wells receives credit for both victories as the Toronto Blue Jays sweep a twi-night doubleheader from the California Angels, 6-4 and 5-4. Wells works a total of 4-2/3 scoreless innings for his dual triumph.

Birthdays:
Lou Boudreau b. 1917
Johnny "Red" Kerr b. 1932
Daryle Lamonica b. 1941
Connie Hawkins b. 1942
Calbert Cheaney b. 1971

Packers Fact:
Second-year fullback John Kuhn made his first career start when the Packers played Detroit in the 2007 regular-season finale. He caught 1 pass for 5 yards and also helped spring Brandon Jackson for a 46-yard run by making a key block.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQrC_C6SexI
Roller Coaster Bowling
Did the designers of those virtual amusement park construction programs think people would always keep the trains on the tracks?

A ROSE WAS A ROSE WAS A ROSENew Yorker writer Janet Malcolm has produced a work of mystery, biography, criticism, and morality. It begins with the question of how two Jewish-American lesbians managed, without leaving or hiding, to survive in a Europe overrun by Nazis. By the end she has thrown light on Gertrude Stein’s and Alice B. Toklas’s lives, their work, and much that has been written about them, giving them due reverence while revealing their deepest secrets.

TWO LIVES: GERTRUDE AND ALICE, by Janet Malcolm (Yale University Press, 2007)

BELGISSIMUS

De Hopduvel, Gent, Belgium

Pears, persimmons, papayas, guava, and passion fruit. Strawberry, perhaps? With a light flavor for all the fruit in the aroma and a dry, light and somewhat bitter finish, Belgissimus is somewhat of a surprise—must be that 9% ABV drying everything out. A refreshing if volatile beer that shares much in common with a sparkling wine.