What I found out yesterday: Genji monogatari (Tale of Genji) turns 1000 this year. Hail to Murasaki Shikibu and the Shining One! What I learned this morning: Anne of Green Gables celebrates its 100th. Cheers for Lucy Maud Montgomery and her famous heroine! Time for a couple of rereads. What else is there to do in the oppressive heat and humidity prevailing on the East Coast?
Limeport Stadium yesterday celebrated its 75th anniversary with a day of baseball festivities. It ended with an old-time baseball game, circa late 1800's. The local Lehigh Valley team beat the visiting New Yorkers 5-1. Fitting.
The little I caught of yesterday's game between the Phillies and Marlins was dispiriting. Each time the Phillies took a slim lead, Kyle Kendrick gave up a multiple-run homer to the Fish. The Phillies had numerous scoring opportunities but the situational hitting continues to be abysmal.
