Jan. 4th, 2020
Foundation builder
Jan. 4th, 2020 06:44 amYesterday was Isaac Asimov’s 100th birthday. (designated) James E. Gunn, who was not born much later, remembers [Science, pdf]
Thanx to File 770
Thanx to File 770
Another good one gone
Jan. 4th, 2020 08:06 amRIP, Sam Wyche, an innovative coach who took the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl. When the local fans were so displeased by an officiating decision that they were throwing things on the field and the refs threatened to forfeit the game, Wyche took the referee’s mike and said, “Calm down. This is Cincinnati. You don’t live in Cleveland.” It worked.