We start with a look at a true Presidential child rebel in Alice Roosevelt Longworth,
Politico had an article on the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt after the controversy involving the Obama children and their less than thrilled appearance at a Thanksgiving photo op.
Alice was quite wild in her day and her romps through Washington were not only scandalous,but entertaining as well!
I follow Amity Shlaes on Twitter,the author of a biography of Calvin Coolidge that I want to read soon
Shales recently mentioned the SONO-a noise canceling device that works with your windows to dull down the outside noise and add to the quiet.
As someone that is greatly aggravated by outside noise,I'd love to have this and make an attempt to see if SONO works.
The premise seems sound (pun intended),but I'd bet its expensive....
As a board game guy as a kid,I found this article of Grantland's to be quite interesting.
I had never heard of the game called Diplomacy,but it seems like the type of game that isn't as much fun to play as it is challenging.
Not sure that I'd give it a try,but interesting to consider...
Another Grantland article discussed pro wrestler C.M.Punk and his reasons for leaving the WWE.
Not sure who and what I believe as pro wrestling has always been a con game on many levels,but a thought-provoking read as Punk talks the medical treatments and injuries along with the other issues with the WWE.
The piece was written before the announcement of Punk signing with UFC and their mixed martial arts league...
We finish up with a note sent to me by my friend Denise Nicarry of the death of Sy Berger at the age of 91.
Who was Sy Berger?
As the article states,he was the father of modern day baseball cards as the man behind Topps and their baseball card dynasty.
If you ever were into cards at one time or another-you owe a thanks to Sy Berger.....
That cleans out the box for now,Back tonight with the Devils.....
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