The Devil Wears Pinstripes

In The Devil Wears Pinstripes, Jim Caple, ESPN.com’s “designated Yankee hater,” takes on the rabid fans of baseball’s twenty-six-time World Champions, and offers a decidedly different slant on the New York Yankees—the losers of thirteen World Series.
Caple delivers his send-up of the evil empire with scathing irony, laying waste to all things Yankees. A creative and unauthorized timeline pokes fun at the organization’s trades, its legendary vanity, and its near-lethal stadium food. He skewers the owners, coaches and players—from the target of all targets George Steinbrenner to the pinstriped icons in the House That Ruth Built. Heroes and lesser mortals appear in all their tarnished glory, whether they’re participating in a World Series shutout, in drunken brawls at strip joints, or engaging in the notorious wife-swapping incident of the 1970s.
Die-hard Yankee haters and the fans of all other baseball teams are sure to appreciate this hilariously provocative diatribe.

The weir(s) at Caples Lake is (are) being upgraded so the lake level is being drawn down resulting in high flows on the creek --- this "mini-rapids" being one result. The creek runs thru a hiking trail to Lake Margaret --- at the trailhead as well as downstream are warning signs so long as one does not take foolish risks made for some good images

The Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Enhancement (CAPLE) has a new coffee machine. The wee milk cartons were hidden behind the pillar and I only saw them when I took this picture.

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Who would have guessed one could identify so closely with a worm? In the four eight-page stories of Wow, It's Worm!, this green-striped invertebrate's small daily adventures are entirely recognizable to any young human reader. In one story, Worm compares himself to his friends and decides he's just right the way he is. In another episode, Worm is so hot that he has to keep finding more fans to cool down. He also watches movies and builds towers with his blocks. Brand New Readers is an utterly charming series introducing young children to the joys of reading. Each slim case contains four short paperback stories with colorful, funny pictures and just one sentence per page, so even new or reluctant readers can be successful at reading right away. A page of valuable tips shows teachers and parents how to help their brand-new readers master these skills. Other titles in the series include Piggy and Dad, Winnie All Day Long, and Here Comes Tabby Cat. (Ages 4 to 7) --Emilie Coulter