Serendipity #10

Alison – Elvis Costello (1977)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9GlC9GyF4Y

Heard 3/26/2014 around 6:15, Potbelly (downtown Rockville location)

Second career?

Rice University just hired Mike Rhoades as their head men’s basketball coach. Rhoades was most recently the associate head coach to Shaka Smart at VCU.

http://wtvr.com/2014/03/27/mike-rhoades-introduced-at-rice-university/

The story doesn’t mention that Rhoades graduated from my alma mater, Lebanon Valley College, and in 1994 led the Flying Dutchmen to the NCAA Division III national championship.

http://www.godutchmen.com/news/2014/3/19/MBB_0319142142.aspx

So, Mike Rhoades, we salute you, despite not spelling your last name correctly.   ;-)

Notable Quotes #4

Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter, on the decision to put Nolan Reimold on the disabled list to start the 2014 season:

“You probably got to be able to look up to play the outfield …”

http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article/bal/the-orioles-will-place-outfielder-nolan-reimond-on-the-disabled-list?ymd=20140326&content_id=70178034&vkey=news_bal