ClimbingSky

Why Baseball, Books, and the Grateful Dead matter


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  • Indoor Baseball

    On this day in 1965, the outer Astrodome ceiling was painted because the sun’s glare made fielding fly balls hazardous. The cost of painting it was $20,000. Painting the roof caused the real grass turf to die and spurred the introduction of artificial turf. So far this season, most of the Minnesota Twins home games… Read more

  • Cup of Joe, Mac?

    Long story short: On my recent vacation to Pittsburgh, I visited my 200th brew pub, dutifully recorded it in the brewery app on my iPhone, took pictures to celebrate the event, and then promptly removed the app from my phone and began counting coffee shops. Then when I got home I changed this blog’s subtitle… Read more